Winchester College, which sits near the ruins of Wolvesey Castle, charges fees of £38,100 a year Getty ImagesAnother of the country’s leading independent schools has become embroiled in a scandal over exam questions. The head of art history at Winchester College, where fees are £38,100 a year, has been suspended after being accused of giving students advance knowledge of test papers, according to The Daily Telegraph. The college confirmed to the paper that the results of the exams had been nullified and that the students’ grades would be estimated, based on previous exams and their coursework. Laurence Wolff, 56, was found to have given about 13 students “prior information on exam questions on two papers”. Last week pupils studying economics at Eton had the results of a paper nullified over allegations of malpractice.…
Source: The Times August 27, 2017 23:26 UTC