Bottom line is BA dont want to open their doors to the whole wannabe community. They dont have the need, nor the manpower to cover this. So, they get the guys at the integrated schools to do all the work for them. Suddenly Oxford seem all empowered and can now flog APP courses for another year....
Hell, you dont have to pay your type rating, but the amount 'extra' you have paid for APP or integrated will cover this.
As for Oxford supplying a superior product in APP. Rubbish.
3 New Sims which, even the instructors will agree, are crap. I personally loved the refurbished aircraft, but make no bones about it, they were refurbed due to the sims coming in and taking the load of te flying program. If you want 40 essentially unloggable hours in an FNPT II which should actually be a king air, then be my guest.
You will get top class training from individuals, not poorly adjusted training aids, and no doubt meet some great coursemates. By god you will pay through the nose for it.