OK, after that reassurance I have one little point to make to those looking at starting an approved course.
Any offer of help with employment at the end, is just that, assistance, unless you are sponsored. None of the schemes on offer, even those for courses charged at a premium, guarantee even an interview, because schools have been burnt by that one before.
These offers are some help, but should not be the major consideration when looking for a school. A few more major factors :
1. Cost (obviously)/ financing (such as not asking for all money up front)
2. Quality of training
3. Location
4. Efficiency of admin/operations (important, believe me!)
5. Helpful attitude of instructors
and most importantly (in my choice)
6. The 'feel' of the school, whether you like the place. You will spend a lot of time there, and especially in groundschool it can get to be tough, grinding times. You must feel happy with the school.
When I went to choose a school, I looked at all these factors and some personal ones, and could see no school beating SFT in any of them. SFT won out on those I considered most important hands down. Having successfully completed a JAA CPL/IR frozen ATPL at SFT and now started a job with them, I have seen no reason to change my opinion.
You in your choice may put other factors in, or put the factors in another order. You may see the schools differently. The choice of schools is individual and important. I would suggest that confused and unsubstantiated rumour should be investigated, but it shows a real problem, that I have not seen here, should not be a large factor in your important decision.