Schools must identify teachers with ‘conflicts of interest’ in the wake of exam cheating scandal
Schools must identify teachers with ‘conflicts of interest’ in the wake of the Eton College cheating scandal, the exam watchdog has announced.
Exam boards will have to take tough measures to ‘protect the integrity’ of assessments, Ofqual has said, as it concludes its review which was sparked by allegations of exam leaks by teachers at prestigious public schools.
Under it’s the watchdog’s proposals, teachers will still be able to write assessments and have access to confidential materials.
However, exam boards now will have to keep up-to-date records of all conflicts of interest linked to teachers involved in setting exams and put in safeguards to limit the risk of using teachers in this process.
Read the full article in the Telegraph.