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Hoax Call Disrupts Exams: What should Schools do?

Ruth Tarrant

24th May 2016

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After a significant number of UK wide hoax calls caused disruption to exams, it raised questions about what should schools do in such circumstances.

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Ruth Tarrant

Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.

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