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How far do I push this - whole cohort forced to retake a mock exam

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AlphaApple · 03/06/2025 14:52

A Level mock exam yesterday. First year of A Levels so counts for predicted grades. It has "come to light" that one or more students cheated, but they cannot identify who. Whole class has been told they must re-sit on Thursday.

DD is distraught. She has two other exams already on Thursday, is tired and stressed and cannot fathom sitting three mocks in one day.

My initial request to her tutor to reconsider has been turned down. I have asked them to escalate.

DD emphatically did not cheat, nor was she even aware of what others were doing. She had her head down for the whole exam.

Does anyone have any advice?

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Annascaul · 05/06/2025 15:13

Daisydiary · 03/06/2025 15:57

I’d refuse. She didn’t cheat so why should she be punished and potentially do worse in the other two exams on Thursday? How ridiculous. The college sounds dreadful.

The whole class are claiming they didn’t cheat 🤷🏻‍♀️

LIZS · 05/06/2025 15:39

AlphaApple · 05/06/2025 14:57

Just to update, she's decided not to sit it, the college knows and understands. They can deal with the fallout. The wellbeing team has been great. It won't affect her academic future greatly.

It's a shame as it's marred a very happy year for everyone. No doubt the cheating students are already regretting their actions and will learn from them.

And hopefully the college will up their monitoring of phones. If they have them on them in a public exam, even turned off, it can lead to automatic disqualification from that paper or even all with same board. Hopefully the invigilators will make this clear next time.

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