Students are being warned not to take their phones into exam halls and to avoid searching for leaked papers on social media as GCSEs get underway. The number of students being caught with a mobile phone during exams is steadly rising say exam chiefs – with 2,180 instances last year compared to just over 1,800 in 2022. Pupils taking exams this summer, says exam regulator Ofqual must comply with all malpractice rules or they risk having their test grades scrapped. GCSE exams in England begin on May 9 and continue until the end of June while A Level exams start on May 13. Taking a mobile phone in…