
I was banned from teaching for helping my pupils cheat
BBC 5 live have found that penalties given to teachers for cheating rose by 50% between 2015 and 2016.
Last year, there were just under 400 incidents.
Mark Lotsu was head of biology at a Surrey boarding school. Last year, he was banned from teaching.
He told BBC 5 live how and why he helped his pupils cheat on an A level exam.
He said: "You know it's morally wrong, but under the circumstances, under such pressure, I felt like, at the time, I had no other option."
This clip is originally from Stephen Nolan on Sunday 17 September 2017.
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