Court claim paperwork just received

[magic8ball]

Hello

This morning I received court claim paperwork relating to a local college.

I started four A-levels at the college in September 2015, self funding, but only managed a couple of months of study before I needed to withdraw for various reasons (work, caring for a disabled adult and poor teaching amongst other things). I spoke with a college administrator in person about this who took my contact details and said she'd get back to me but never did. I emailed my tutors about it several times (they'd responded to emails up until this point) and called the college about it to be told someone would get back to me. They didn't.

I received one letter from the college and one letter from their debt collection agency in December 2015. I replied via recorded delivery asking them to substantiate their claim and didn't receive a reply, even though the letter was signed for.

What is the best thing to do from here?

[magic8ball]

Re: Court claim paperwork just received

Issue Date: 06 Feb 2016
Amount approx: £1350
Claimant: New College Nottingham
Solicitor: Legal Recoveries & Collections
Original Creditor: New College Nottingham
Particulars of Claim: Please type out in full excluding names/account numbers:
The claimants claim is in respect of tuition fees due and owing by the defendant to the claimant as requested by the defendant. The claimant also claims interest at 8% per annum push any to Section 69 of the County Court Act 1984 until judgment or sooner payment. The claimant also claims fixed costs.
Is the debt Statute Barred?: No
List any letters you have sent: Dec 2015, asking Legal Recoveries & Collections to prove the debt was owed.