More than half of Year 11 students at an inner-city school have agreed to give up social media during their exams to boost grades. Cumberland Community School in Plaistow, East London, has convinced 160 students to delete social networking apps from their phones in a bid to keep them more focussed on their exams.
Throughout May and June, while taking their GCSEs, there will be no Instagram posting, WhatsApp messaging or snapchats for the students who have agreed to take part in the social media ban. Many have also agreed to hand in their mobile phones while in school taking exams to avoid any temptation or distraction.
Since introducing compulsory revision sessions, Cumberland has become among the best in the country for GCSE exam results. Its Progress 8 score jumped an entire grade from minus 0.46 to plus 0.55, making it the most improved in the country.
