An exam board has said GCSE students have 'too many exams' and has called for more coursework instead. OCR said the big focus on testing leads to a 'narrow range of learning' because schools are ...

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GCSE coursework for Computer Science will not count for any marks amid fears about widespread cheating, the exam watchdog has said.

GCSE students will face tighter controls on coursework and harder exam questions to stop widespread cheating, watchdogs said yesterday.

GCSE coursework carried out at home is to be scrapped for most academic subjects because of fears about cheating.

Coursework is set to be axed for computer science GCSEs after the exam watchdog uncovered answers to the assessments had been repeatedly leaked online.

The 16-year-old pupil turned up outside his Coventry school to deliver his GCSE design technology coursework with a memorable traffic-stopping entrance in his own tractor.