Extended essay coordinator recognised as Honorable Mention by Turnitin

Prashant PandeyPrashant Pandey, a physics, chemistry and theory of knowledge teacher, as well as the extended essay coordinator, was recognised as an Honorable Mention as part of the Turnitin Global Innovation Awards for Africa and the Middle East for 2018.

Turnitin is an online originality checking and plagiarism prevention service. It helps schools teach students how to avoid citation mistakes and inappropriate copying by providing tools to prevent plagiarism and engage students in the writing process.

Prashant was recognised in the “Excellence in Academic Integrity Award 2018” category. He actively works toward achieving academic integrity and originality at the Academy, as he told Turnitin.

“The overall goal is that we become a school where students understand the meaning of being ethically correct when they are going to universities,” Prashant said. “Our job is to prepare students such that when they go beyond school, they can present work which is free of plagiarism.”

Read more about Prashant’s recognition here.