Cheating in tests

[OhWhyDidTheyDoIt]

DC's (Y7) teacher has just emailed to tell us DC was found to have cheated/copied in an end of year test. DC initially denied when asked by the teacher...but finally admitted to the head of faculty.

DC has a detention from school and we have sat down this evening and had a very stern, calm, disappointed, this is unacceptable talk. They know they have lost our trust.

DC has occassionally lied (they are rubbish at lying..you can spot it a mile off) about small things at home (always told not acceptable)...so got a bit of previous form for it...but not out of the ordinary for most 12yos?

Oh god. Am so sad about this. Has anyone else been through this? Was it a one off? How can we ensure their moral compass points the right way in the future?

Should we do anything more?

Bumping ...

Hopefully they will have learned the lesson before it is a public exam. Maybe try to find out why they felt the need to do so. Do you have realistic expectations or are they fee,ing pressure to achieve, do they lack confidence, are they struggling with subject, did they revise? Maybe addressing the underlying issue, such as additional study skills support, will help.

Good point.

Their older sibling is very, very able academically (on target for 8s & 9s) across the board. DC is just as bright (though less hardworking). Undoubtedly they compare themselves . We do everything we can do not to do the compare-children thing - but DC surely cannot help but hear about the older sibling's results and achievements.