More pupils using mobiles to cheat in exams

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The number of youngsters caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams rose by 27 per cent last summer.

More than 1,000 pupils – one in four of those caught – were disqualified for using mobile phones in the exam hall, according to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, the Government’s exams watchdog, in a report published today.

Some were caught texting friends outside the examination hall – seeking answers to questions.

The use of mobile phones in examinations has soared in the past few years – and is now the biggest single cause of malpractice.