Exams watchdog warns of rise in high-tech cheating
Summary
The head of England's exams regulator, Ofqual, said cheating using smart devices like hidden earpieces, smart glasses, and special pens is becoming more common. Schools are training exam supervisors to spot these devices, and students caught cheating face serious consequences.Key Facts
- Cheating with mobile phones and smart devices has been the most common exam wrongdoing since 2018.
- In the last summer exam session, 44% of all cheating cases involved mobile phones or smart devices.
- Over one million students are taking GCSE and A-level exams this summer.
- Ofqual reported 2,225 cases involving phones or smart devices last summer.
- Some students were disqualified from some or all exams, with 1,240 cases causing loss of exam marks.
- Devices used include hidden earpieces, smart glasses that show text only the wearer can see, and pens with small video screens inside.
- Some cheating devices are openly sold on the internet as tools for cheating.
- Ofqual warns that most students don’t cheat, but a small minority do, and getting caught can cause serious punishments.
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