Inspectors knock college management

Inspectors have criticised Ludlow College's management as "less than satisfactory". Among the criticisms by the Further Education Funding Council's inspectorate are: "weak" financial management, "insufficient use of clear and coherent objectives and targets" and "inadequately defined management roles and responsibilities". In one case, the inspectors found that a major shortfall in student enrolments in autumn 1997 was not identified until that December.