Malpractice in GCSE, AS and A level: summer 2023 exam series
Number of cases of malpractice for GCSE, AS and A level in the summer exam series.
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皇冠体育app key headlines for cases of malpractice for which a penalty was issued (proven cases of malpractice), in GCSE, AS and A level qualifications for the summer 2023 exam series were:
- 皇冠体育app number of proven cases of malpractice involving students has increased compared to the previous year. 皇冠体育appre were 4,895 cases of malpractice involving students in 2023, up from 4,105 in 2022, from almost 17 million GCSE, AS and A level entries (at component level) in both years.
- For student malpractice, 44.5% of all cases involved mobile phone and other communication device offences. 皇冠体育appre were 2,180 cases with penalties for this type of offence in 2023, compared with 1,825 (44.5%) in 2022.
- 皇冠体育app number of cases of malpractice involving school or college staff decreased compared to the previous year. 220 cases of malpractice included members of staff in 2023, down from 240 in 2022. Only a small proportion of the total number of staff in England (over 360,000 full time equivalent teachers and support staff in state funded secondary schools) were involved in malpractice cases.
- 皇冠体育appre were 50 cases of school or college level malpractice in 2023, down from 55 in 2022.