The Department of Education in England has today released data showing a rise in malpractice incidents when pupils have been penalised for inappropriate exam behaviours whilst undertaking GCSE, AS or A-Level exams (students typically aged between 16-18). Having access to a mobile phone was the main reason for student penalties, and the number of recorded incidents for 2017 was 2,715 – up from 2,180 compared to 2016.
Additionally, 895 penalties were issued to staff, up from 360 in 2016, and probably indicative of the pressures faced by staff to produce good grades from their students,
Yet, 120 penalties were issued to schools or colleges, down from 155 in 2016.
Malpractice is any breach of the regulations that might undermine the integrity of an exam, from deliberate attempts by students to communicate with each other during an exam to inadvertent failures by school or college staff to comply with exam board instructions.
Full details available from the Gov.UK website available here.
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