Why was the local community not consulted sooner?
While there has been active discussion between the Trustees, the College Governors and HEFCE on this situation over the last few years the college has not discussed this more publicly because of the potential damage to student and staff recruitment at the College. If concerns were prematurely raised about the long-term sustainability of the College at Dartington it was felt it would have a detrimental effect on student recruitment and thereby create a self-forefilling position. It was also hoped that these problems could be solved internally. Unfortunately, the scale of the problems has proved beyond the reach of both the College and the Trust.
