A Gravesend primary school has featured in a TV investigation into cheating the exam system over allowing pupils to change exam answers after the test is over.
Channel 4's Dispatches last night (June 15) revealed that Kings Farm Primary had last Summer’s SATs results annulled during an investigation into how exam rules are being breached from primary schools right up to universities.
A teacher told the programme about the "help" one child had been given.
The primary school teacher said: "He’d used a pen during the test but the pen had started wearing out and you couldn’t see his answers very clearly and at the end and he was told that he could have a new pen and he could change any of his answers and I said did you change your answers and he said yes I did change some of my answers."
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The show also revealed allegations that another Kings Farm pupil was allowed to sit her test in a room away from her classmates.
A teacher added: "In special circumstances if a child needed any extra help erm, due to special needs, but this child really didn’t need to be in a room on her own."
Kent County Council (KCC) confirmed that its own investigation had found evidence of "inappropriate behaviour" during assessments.
A statement from KCC said: "We acted quickly to ensure that the year group of pupils could move onto secondary school in September 2014 without disruption to their progress.
"The children in the early years were reassessed and adjustments made where necessary.
"A new leadership team has been in place at King’s Farm since September 2014.
"Kent County Council is pleased with the progress the school is making and is working closely with it to make sure standards remain high."
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