By Shela Mckenzie-
The number of pupils caught with mobile phones in exams has continued to rise, while the number of teachers penalised for exam malpractice has fallen.
Figures from Ofqual show the number of penalties issued to pupils rose by 11 per cent in 2019 to 3,040. Cheating with a mobile phone or communication device in the exam room accounted for 46 per cent of all student penalties with 1,385 in 2019 – up 7 percent from 1,295 in 2018.
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1,560 pupils had marks reduced as a result of breaching the rules by having a mobile phone in exams.
Students are expected to leave their mobile phones outside the classroom when sitting exams.
The most co of marks and, due to the increased number of offences, this was up 10 percent compared with last year with 1,560 pupils dropping marks.
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Elsewhere the number of penalties issued to teachers almost halved to 335, compared with 650 last year. As was the case in 2018, the largest proportion of penalties were for maladministration. The number of penalties issued to schools and colleges also decreased – falling from 140 in 2018, to 110 in 2019.
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