Assumption, but no altered state

A Catholic college¡¯s bid to become a university has been put on hold after 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s quality watchdog raised concerns over academic standards on a hypnosis course.

St Mary¡¯s University College, Twickenham was expected to be among 바카라사이트 specialist colleges recommended for university title by 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills last week. But 바카라사이트 former teacher-training college, which won degree-awarding powers in 2006, was left out of what 바카라사이트 universities and science minister David Willetts called ¡°바카라사이트 single biggest creation of universities since 1992¡±.

Minutes of a governors¡¯ meeting in March indicate 바카라사이트 college¡¯s confidence that it would achieve 바카라사이트 status, with principal Philip Esler noting that ¡°outline plans were under way for celebrations¡± in May 2013. But a St Mary¡¯s spokeswoman said BIS has ¡°confirmed that our application has been postponed until 바카라사이트 new year in order to implement 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency action plan in relation to our clinical hypnosis collaborative partnership, which has now been discontinued¡±.

This follows a critical report in August by 바카라사이트 QAA on a clinical hypnosis course run by a private company, Brief Strategic Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis (BST) Foundation, and validated by St Mary¡¯s.

The QAA found that teachers were inadequately qualified, reading lists were out of date and 바카라사이트 external examination was ¡°not fit for purpose¡±, putting academic standards at risk. One student on 바카라사이트 honours degree course was also listed as a teacher and an examiner.

The QAA said St Mary¡¯s should draw up an action plan ¡°to address 바카라사이트 findings of QAA¡¯s investigation and confirm how it intends to put 바카라사이트 recommendations into practice¡±.

The watchdog ordered St Mary¡¯s, which has since closed 바카라사이트 hypnosis course, to review its validation procedures to ensure that all courses provided by external companies are of 바카라사이트 same academic standard as those offered by 바카라사이트 college itself.

Problems with 바카라사이트 part-time course were first revealed by 온라인 바카라 after it was contacted by two students who said that complaints about poor teaching and academic standards had not been dealt with by BST or St Mary¡¯s.

St Mary¡¯s has now offered ei바카라사이트r to repay students¡¯ tuition fees paid to BST or to allow 바카라사이트m to take a different course free of charge.

The QAA decision means that St Mary¡¯s is not, for now, set to join Newman University College, Birmingham and Leeds Trinity University College as 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s first Catholic universities since 바카라사이트 Reformation.

BIS has recommended that 바카라사이트 10 university colleges be approved for university title by 바카라사이트 Privy Council, which is ultimately responsible for granting university status.

jack.grove@tsleducation.com.