A cheating probe has been launched in the UK after images of an A-level maths exam were circulated online. Images of a paper set by exam body Edexcel appeared on the web shortly before the maths test was sat by students on Friday. Pearson, Edexcel’s parent company, said it had taken action to identify the source of the leak. The leaks were probed by the police and evidence was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration over whether criminal charges should be brought. Earlier this year, Pearson said it would be trialling a scheme where microchips were placed in exam packs to track the date, time and location of the bundles.

Source: Irish Examiner June 15, 2019 06:11 UTC