The same year, fake gcse papers spread online, causing widespread panic among students If you actively search for or share leaked content, you could face disqualification. At the time pearson edexcel was unable to immediately confirm the authenticity of the paper because “we get sent lots of images of question papers” and “the vast majority of these are hoaxes” And in june, tes reported on how fake “leaked” gcse exam papers were spreading rapidly online, creating panic among pupils. Exam board denied allegations of leaked exam papers back in 2019, gcse students took to the social media pages of pearson edexcel after claiming that their gcse maths paper was leaked online before they sat it. England's exams regulator has cautioned that teenagers could face disqualification if they search for exam papers on social media or bring their phones into the exam hall.
Read on to find out more. Learn how exam boards respond, who’s affected, and what it means for your final grades.
WATCH
