Ban all watches from school exams, cheating inquiry recommends

Commission says invigilators cannot tell which devices are connected to internet

All watches should be banned from exam halls as more devices become connected to the internet, an inquiry into cheating has found.

The Independent Commission on Examination Malpractice, set up by exam boards to investigate the prevalence of cheating in public exams, warned that invigilators increasingly could not tell the difference between smartwatches and traditional watches.