AQA’s two-hour chemistry paper, Britain’s largest test score, was attended by thousands of students on Monday morning – but some said they recognized the questions. Photographs of 12 full pages of paper detailing questions and graphs were reportedly sold on the Snapchat social media app up to a week before the students were sitting on it. Screenshots appeared on Twitter on Monday claiming to show an unknown Snapchat account advertising the leaked photos, telling teens to “send a message” [me] for the whole paper – the payment must be ready “. A Twitter account, after being deleted, appeared to be sharing screenshots of the leak and informed AQA about it on June 13, seven days before the exam. This summer is the first regular exam series since the Covid pandemic, when grades were canceled and teachers graded. Furious students complain to the exam bosses saying that they have to return to the prescribed grades of teachers otherwise they may lose their places at the university.
“Exam integrity team investigates”
An AQA spokesman said: “We are very disappointed to hear that some students may have seen the A-level 2 chemistry paper before the test. Our test integrity team is investigating and will take any necessary action, including working with police. “We realize that students may be worried, but we would like to reassure them that there are many things we can do to make sure no one has an unfair advantage – which could include monitoring for any students with questionable performance on this paper. . “ The committee refused to reveal which areas of the country might be affected and denied that it had time to replace the paper in advance. Ella Warren, a 20-year-old first-year chemistry student from London, told The Telegraph: “My main concern is that it is impossible to guarantee that no one has an unfair advantage or disadvantage. “Even if the paper is canceled, innocent students who perform better on the leaked paper than on the other two chemistry papers are effectively punished because their overall grade will be based on their weakest performance. “An unusually good performance could, according to the AQAs statement, be considered suspicious. The only fair solution would be to return to the grades assessed by teachers for the final A grade in chemistry.”
