To be fair, part of the problem was the powers that be forcing the College to open a year before schedule, when it was patently unready. Perhaps the Principal should have held his ground, perhaps he had no choice? The one strength that he did have was confidence in his own ability, so perhaps it...
I taught there briefly at the start - it wasn't sold to staff or students as a place for students who struggle to cope in mainstream education, instead we were presented with a glossy image of an an exciting modern college with great facilities and an elite cohort poached from other schools...