‘A teacher allowed his GCSE pupils to cheat their exams by telling them how to boost their coursework grades after coming under “significant pressure” from his bosses to deliver top marks.’
The Independent, 10th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman has admitted pretending to be 13 different people in order to complete UK citizenship tests on behalf of other applicants.’
The Independent, 25th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This paper explores the contemporary elective module provision in undergraduate English law degrees. The demise of the qualifying law degree as a requirement to pursue qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales means that providers of undergraduate English law degrees now have increasing flexibility over the structure and content of courses. This paper reviews elective modules offered at providers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the academic year 2023–2024 and finds that while there is increasing diversity among elective provision when compared to historic provision, there is also a degree of standardisation among degree providers. It discusses the significance of this standardisation in the post-qualifying law degree world and develops seven themes based on current elective provision to highlight the broader trends in elective provision. It then concludes by arguing that the legacy of the qualifying law degree is clearly influencing the new normal and suggests several questions which this raises for undergraduate legal education going forward.’
The Law Teacher, 22nd January 2025
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘The Court of Appeal held in this case that FTTJ Beg’s persistent questioning of an immigration appellant, Mr Tareque Hossain, a Bangladeshi national, who had been found to have fraudulently obtained an English language competence test did not indicate that she had “descended into the arena” such as to adversely affect her evaluation of the evidence. FTTJ Beg’s questions concerned matters that fell within the areas previously covered by the evidence and were clearly directed to the central issue of whether Mr Tareque Hossain had undertaken the test. There was no evidence that she was unable to consider the evidence objectively. It was fairer that she asked questions about the matters going to the central factual issue rather than leave her concerns unaddressed, and without giving Mr Hossain and his witnesses an opportunity to deal with them. Mr Tareque Hossain had appealed against a decision upholding the refusal of his application for leave to remain in the UK. He entered the UK on a student visa but his leave to remain was curtailed on the basis that he had relied on an English language test (“TOEIC”) which was fraudulently obtained from the Educational Testing Service (“ETS”). He could not appeal and did not challenge that finding by way of judicial review but claimed asylum (later withdrawn) and made a series of applications the last of which was a further application for leave to remain on the basis of his family and private life made on 21 October 2020. His application was refused on the basis that his TOEIC exam involved cheating.’
EIN Blog, 6th August 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘For many visa routes, evidencing your English language skills to a certain level is an essential part of the application and failing to do so, could lead to the refusal of your application. However, the requirement is not homogenous – it varies across different routes and types of application and can be met in several different ways. There are also exemptions available to applicants with certain circumstances.’
EIN Blog, 10th July 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Research has highlighted the significant risks AI use can place on the integrity of exams and assessment in universities and other higher education institutions, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘More than a quarter of SME law firms (27%) have not yet embraced the Solicitors Qualiying Exam (SQE), and nearly a half are not offering solicitor apprenticeships, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Two cookery teachers have been permanently banned from the profession after altering pupils’ dishes in a bid to improve their grades.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority and SQE assessment provider Kaplan today apologised to 175 students who were wrongly told last month that they had failed their exam.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th April 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The family of a disabled undergraduate who killed herself on the day of a “truly terrifying” oral exam have won the latest stage of a legal battle to compel universities to take more care of students struggling with their mental health.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘International students accused of cheating at English-language tests are planning a fresh push to clear their names 10 years on, with thousands thought to have been victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Requiring foreign qualified lawyers exempt from the Solicitors Qualifying Examination to prove they are proficient in the English language could be “overly restrictive”, the Law Society has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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