- Ofqual has issued a stark warning regarding the increasing threat of pupils using high-tech smart devices to cheat in examinations.
- According to data from the watchdog, cheating via mobile phones and smart devices has been the most common form of malpractice in summer exams since 2018, accounting for 44 per cent of all student misconduct last summer.
- Speaking on the Can I Just Qualify That? podcast , Ofqual's chief, Sir Ian Bauckham, highlighted concerns about advancing technology like smart glasses and expressed support for the Government’s decision to make guidance on phone bans in schools statutory.
- Last summer, 2,225 cheating cases involving mobile phones and smart devices resulted in 545 disqualifications and 1,240 mark losses.
- The exams watchdog has urged exam boards to implement stronger measures to prevent devices being brought into exams and to stop pupils using AI in their coursework.
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Students using phones, smart watches and glasses to cheat in exams, regulator warns
