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"Due to an unhappy coincidence of a poor rating in the OFSTED assessment of Lincoln College which manages the course and a tightening of UK immigration rules, four students at the course have been told that they cannot complete their studies.

"It's now the chance of all who are angered by this unintended consequence of legislation to do something positive to try to get this decision changed. I've listed here the main points of the problem, and contact information of all those who should be lobbied for change. Please do take some time to send messages, and also if you do so, reply to this post to say that you did so that we know what sort of response there has been. Thank you for your support.

"BACKGROUND FOR YOUR MESSAGES:
- The Newark School of Violin Making is managed by Lincoln College. Lincoln College scored poorly in its 2016 OFSTED assessment (although the musical instrument craft courses at Newark were not covered by this inspection), the result being that none of the courses it runs are eligible for international student visas from September 2017.
- The reasoning behind this is that some poorly-performing and sometimes bogus colleges, particularly language schools, act as a front for immigration by those who otherwise would not be eligible for visas, and this is why courses can be closed to international applicants partway through the course.
- It's a gross injustice to current international students to deny them the possibility of completing their studies when they have invested time and money and there is no doubt of the validity of their course.
- It is a grave slur on the reputation of the violin school, that it is tarred with the same brush as courses run in Lincoln, given its huge international reputation and success in producing violin makers with worldwide reputations over decades. ...."