There was embarrassment at BPP this week when LPC exams were delayed by an hour and a half because, err, there weren't enough desks.
Students turned up to take their exams on Wednesday at Royal Mint Court, but found that some of them didn't have anywhere to sit. Those lucky enough to have a chair sat patiently while the invigilators tried to sort things out. Eventually some extra desks were tracked down and the exams finally started an hour and a half late. As one weak-bladdered student said, the exams were three hours long and "four and a half hours is a long time to sit still".
A spokeswoman for BPP said "we accept responsibility for the delay in exams, which happened as a result of an external supplier sending the incorrect number of desks to the examination venue at Royal Mint Court. We apologise to those who suffered any distress as a result of the late start; whilst we took immediate action, it was an unacceptable situation to put our students in. If any of those people impacted have any concerns, we will be on hand should they wish to contact us. BPP would like to reassure all students who have exams coming up that we have taken steps with the supplier concerned to ensure that there is not a repeat of this".
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Students turned up to take their exams on Wednesday at Royal Mint Court, but found that some of them didn't have anywhere to sit. Those lucky enough to have a chair sat patiently while the invigilators tried to sort things out. Eventually some extra desks were tracked down and the exams finally started an hour and a half late. As one weak-bladdered student said, the exams were three hours long and "four and a half hours is a long time to sit still".
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A spokeswoman for BPP said "we accept responsibility for the delay in exams, which happened as a result of an external supplier sending the incorrect number of desks to the examination venue at Royal Mint Court. We apologise to those who suffered any distress as a result of the late start; whilst we took immediate action, it was an unacceptable situation to put our students in. If any of those people impacted have any concerns, we will be on hand should they wish to contact us. BPP would like to reassure all students who have exams coming up that we have taken steps with the supplier concerned to ensure that there is not a repeat of this".
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Two exams were hit. One had a 30 minute wait, the other 90 minutes.
We did speak to BPP about this and check everything before publication.
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"If the BPP students think 4.5 hours is a long time to sit still, what do they expect from contract reviews in practice?!"
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I found this amusing, and I enjoy reading almost all the stories on RoF - keep up the good work guys! (And ignore the morons who comment negatively).