It said that it had placed an immediate block on Grafton, which means that the college will not be able to register or certificate students for Pearson qualifications while an investigation is carried out.
The Open University, which has recently begun offering degree courses in partnership with Grafton, said it was seeking “urgent clarification” from the college. Any partnership found not to be meeting its expectations on standards and behaviour would be ended with immediate effect it added.
Analysis by education editor Branwen Jeffreys
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