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Password at-home English test launches globally

The PIE News

Password Testing has launched its at-home English language test specifically developed for university admissions globally, following a successful pilot in the UK and Cyprus. In 2022, it announced a partnership with Examity to deliver the Password Skills Plus test.

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TOEIC victims pitch Post Office-inspired TV Drama

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Victims of the UK Home Office TOEIC scandal are pitching a TV dramatisation of their story in an attempt to bring wider recognition of their ten-year fight for justice. The TOEIC scandal has seen roughly 2,500 students deported and 72,000 are known to have left the UK after being told they would be arrested if they stayed.

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Still waiting nine years later – TOEIC scandal continues to leave students in limbo

The PIE News

Nine years after being accused of cheating, victims caught up in the TOEIC scandal are still pleading their innocence and seeking to be able to complete their studies in the UK. And I was shocked and surprised to learn about the cheating in the English test because English was not a new language for me.

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Test scandal victim “drained” by nine-year fight

The PIE News

A man who has spent nine years fighting to stay in the UK after being caught up in an English language testing scandal says he feels “let down” by the justice system. Sabtain Umer, 36, came to the UK from Pakistan in 2011 to study a foundation accounting course. He passed and commenced his three-year course.

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English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle

The Guardian - Higher Education

Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly cancelled ‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests What is the Home Office English test scandal?

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The Guardian view on the Home Office English test scandal: a lesson in political cruelty | Editorial

The Guardian - Higher Education

The pain in these words – contained in a despairing letter delivered to Whitehall in 2020 – recalls the emotional plight of post office operators caught up in the Horizon scandal. Some of us have even attempted to take our own lives because we see no other way out.”

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English test scandal: students and campaigners call on PM to end years of limbo

The Guardian - Higher Education

The students who had their visas revoked will present a petition to Downing Street on Tuesday A group of international students and campaigners are calling on the prime minister to end their years of living in limbo after accusations of cheating in English language tests.