Coursework will not count towards final GCSE computer science grades over the next two years, England's exams regulator has confirmed. The move comes amid concerns about widespread cheating in the ...

Sir: Why not go the whole hog and simply abolish coursework at GCSE? ("Exams watchdog reveals GCSE coursework cheating", 22 November.) This from a former head of English who enthusiastically ...

The exams regulator is now running a consultation on what alternatives to put in place Hundreds of pupils in Northern Ireland studying a new computer science GCSE may have their coursework marks ...

GCSE students will face tighter controls on coursework and harder exam questions to stop widespread cheating, watchdogs said yesterday. Instead of writing up coursework at home, pupils will complete ...

The BBC's education correspondent Mike Baker wrote about whether confidence could be restored in the integrity of school coursework. We invited your responses - here is a selection from the many we ...

MINISTERS ordered a review of GCSE coursework amid warnings of cheating by pupils, parents and teachers. The exams watchdog said pupils admitted using friends' work and trying to download essays.

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a school, causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework. The Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport, Dorset, said a member of staff mistakenly opened ...

The number of students cheating in GCSE and A-Level exams has risen by nearly a fifth in the last year as education experts fear pupils are using ChatGPT. In 2023, the recorded cases of wrongdoing in ...

GCSE and A-level students will be able to sit special exams if they don't like the grade they received for their coursework. The decision by Ofqual, a government body that oversees educational ...

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a school, causing it to lose some students' GCSE coursework. The Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport, Dorset, said a member of staff mistakenly opened ...