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Just a really horrible place, the staff are nasty, I would avoid at all costs.

They really need to give their staff better training at to deal with situations, or they will end up with legal problems. I would go somewhere else if I were you, the training here is mediocre at best.

Dreadful place to work.
No real training or support provided, 121s were vague, and I was set up to fail. I wish I’d never applied there.

I’d give them 0 if possible. If you are considering studying here just DO NOT!! I made the mistake of studying there and I couldn’t regret my choice more. I studied the photography, videography and film course at the Manchester campus - there’s so much I could say about how terrible my experience was that this review would be 100 miles long. To cut a VERY long story short:
• the teachers were unhelpful, unclear and did not care about their students mental health and well-being in the slightest.
• the course was not practical in the slightest UNTIL I made a complaint about it. When it did change the lessons weren’t any good either.
• constant overlapping assignments after being told that they shouldn’t overlap. This caused extreme anxiety, stress and overwhelm amongst the students. The head of media even agreed that the tutors weren’t doing what they should be but made no effort to change their behaviour.
• the majority of my tutors were unprofessional and rude, and couldn’t teach.
• they refused to take my concerns and issues seriously to the point where when I told them I wanted to leave the college they laughed at me despite my long list reasons.
• and the worst point of all: I was certain I wanted to go into the film and photography industries for years before I joined this college. Now, I am uncertain of what career path I should take and have been completely put off going into that industry. They crushed my dreams and passion.

I left about 6 months into the course (it still has not improved according to my friends who are still there) which is the least opportune moment to have left, though no one told me this. I do not regret my decision of leaving, despite the fact that I now have to wait until September to rejoin a different college, I only regret studying there.

My friend is still studying at the college despite her incredible decline in her mental health and tells me that even more of the students left after me. If they continue with this behaviour, that class will have no one left in it.

Furthermore, after trying to find other reviews, I found ones written by previous teachers there. The majority of them say that the organisation only cares about reputation and pay, not their students education or health.

There is so much more I could say about my horrendous Experience with this college. Also, I realise parts of this review may be repeated but they deserve the emphasis!

(I’ll put the date of when I left. I started in September)