Don’t be tempted to use essays from on-line essay banks this is cheating. Electronic tools used by awarding — bodies can detect this sort of copying. You must not inappropriate, offensive or obscene material. Plagiarism Plagiarism involves taking someone else’s thoughts or ideas and trying to pass them off as your own. It is a form of cheating which is taken very seriously. Don’t think you won’t be caught; there are many ways to detect plagiarism. Markers can spot changes in the style of writing and use of language.  Markers are highly experienced subject specialists who are very familiar with work on the topic concerned  they may have read the source you are using (or even marked the essay you have copied from!). — Internet search engines and specialised computer software can be used to phrases or pieces of text  with original sources and to detect changes in the grammar and style of writing or punctuation. Penalties for breaking the regulations If your work is submitted and it is discovered that you have broken the regulations, one of the following penalties will be applied: the piece of work will be awarded zero marks;  you will be disqualified from that unit for that examination series;  you will be disqualified from the whole subject for that examination series;  you will be disqualified from all subjects and barred from entering for a period of time. Your  awarding body will decide which penalty is appropriate. REMEMBER IT’S YOUR QUALIFICATION SO IT NEEDS TO BE YOUR OWN WORK – 2 GCSE Exam
Don’t be tempted to use essays from on-line essay banks — this is cheating. Electronic tools used by awarding bodies can detect this sort of copying. You must not inappropriate, offensive or obscene material. Plagiarism Plagiarism involves taking someone else’s thoughts or ideas and trying to pass them off as your own. It is a form of cheating which is taken very seriously. Don’t think you won’t be caught; there are many ways to detect plagiarism.  Markers can spot changes in the style of writing and use of language.  Markers are highly experienced subject specialists who are very familiar with work on the topic concerned — they may have read the source you are using (or even marked the essay you have copied from!).  Internet search engines and specialised computer software can be used to phrases or pieces of text with original sources and to detect changes in the grammar and style of writing or punctuation. Penalties for breaking the regulations If your work is submitted and it is discovered that you have broken the regulations, one of the following penalties will be applied:  the piece of work will be awarded zero marks;  you will be disqualified from that unit for that examination series;  you will be disqualified from the whole subject for that examination series;  you will be disqualified from all subjects and barred from entering for a period of time. Your awarding body will decide which penalty is appropriate. REMEMBER – IT’S YOUR QUALIFICATION SO IT NEEDS TO BE YOUR OWN WORK 2 GCSE Exam