Coursework is set to be removed from final GCSE computer science grades due to concerns about widespread cheating, it has been announced.

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

GCSE coursework is to be scrapped to prevent students getting help from their parents or copying from the internet, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has announced.

Coursework will not count towards final GCSE computer science grades over the next two years, England’s exams regulator has confirmed.

Parents and teachers are to get new advice on helping pupils with coursework, to curb cheating.

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

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

GCSE coursework might be scrapped amid concerns it is affecting lessons, the exams regulator Ofqual has said.