Source · SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)

Edinburgh's Telford College

SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Partly Upheld Reference 201202303 Sector Education Category teaching and supervision Decided 01 April 2013

Full decision

Summary

Mr C complained that the college failed to respond to his complaints about the teaching staff on his course. We found that there were a number of shortcomings in the college's handling of Mr C's complaints. It took them too long to respond, not all issues he had raised were properly considered, and there was a lack of robust follow-up action to improve Mr C's learning experience. The college apologised unreservedly and reimbursed Mr C's fees.

Recommendations

We recommended that the college: provide update training to all staff involved in Stage 1 complaints handling.

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