4,500 pupils caught cheating in exams

Cheating in GCSE and A-level exams increased last year as teenagers were caught in the act almost 4,500 times.

The most common offence was smuggling banned items, such as mobile phones, calculators, dictionaries or study guides, into the exam hall, according to a exam regulator Ofqual. In one in six cases (15 per cent) pupils lost the chance to gain a qualification.

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