A teacher was turned in to his head yesterday by honest pupils after he allegedly changed their homework — to improve the answers. A-level English students finished their below-par, 2,000-word Shakespeare essays earlier this month. The teacher, who has not been identified, is said to have rewritten all the essay answers and forged signatures so that his pupils earned higher marks.
But the pupils at the Woodhouse High School in Tamworth, Staffordshire, complained to the headmaster that it was not their work. One youngster said: “I’d put a lot of effort into that piece of work and it’s heartbreaking that somebody changed it. I’d rather have my own work back with a lower mark because then I can improve it myself.
“The teacher was only trying to help us but he’s gone about it the wrong way.” Exam boards have been contacted and an investigation is under way.
The teenagers may have to rewrite their essays on a new topic when chiefs finish the investigation later this month.
The teacher has been suspended. Jill Hislop, the head, said: “This is an upsetting time and my concern is that we ensure the students who have been affected are supported fully this year. There has been allegation of malpractice made by every member of the English group against one or more of their English teachers.
“This allegation is that the work submitted is not entirely that of the student and that in many cases the student’s signature was forged. We will do everything we can to have the situation sorted out as quickly as possible.”
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