ATL - The Association of Teachers and Lecturers

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Internet plagiarism is a major problem among sixth form pupils according to over half the teachers questioned in an Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey, out today (Friday).

Fifty-eight per cent of teachers said plagiarism is a problem. Of this group, 28 per cent estimated that half or more than half of work returned by their pupils included plagiarism. These findings come from an ATL survey on internet plagiarism which questioned around 300 teachers working in school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and further education colleges across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in December.