Empty classrooms expose flaws in private colleges boom

By Shiv Malik, Andrew McGettigan and John Domokos. College called 'the ATM' by students who believe they can obtain loans of up to £11K a year and then not show up. A private college in north London is offering government-funded places to people who "blatantly" don't have the skills, recruiting candidates off the street and from countries in eastern Europe – and in at least one case lecturing to a class with no students. Read more...