PUPILS are to be banned from doing GCSE coursework at home amid fears of widespread cheating. There have been concerns that millions are "cutting and pasting" from the internet and passing off the ...

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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 ...

Gcse coursework rules are set to be tightened to stop pupils cheating and also getting extra assistance from their parents and the internet. Gcse coursework rules are set to be tightened to stop ...

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An overhaul of GCSE coursework has been damaging to modern foreign language classes, according to a report by the exams regulator. It reveals teachers' concerns that the move to axe traditional ...

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 ...

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Schoolchildren are to be banned from taking coursework home in a radical bid to crack down on cribbing from the Internet and coaching by pushy parents. Education Secretary Alan Johnson said GCSE maths ...