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Exams & Assessments: 10 Things Parents & Carers Need to Know

Supporting your child through exams gets easier once you know what young people say really helps, and what only adds to the pressure.

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"It's only one exam" is meant kindly, but young people say it can feel dismissive. They'd rather you admitted it's hard and offered to go through it with them.

Help them build a realistic revision timetable with fun written into it, so a night off doesn't come with guilt. Set up a quiet study corner, and keep revision out of bed. Plan an exam-day routine, right down to the breakfast, the checklist and the song in the car. And when they ask "what if my mind goes blank?", don't brush it off. Make a plan together, such as breathing in for four and out for eight.

Timing matters too. Save the talk about tactics for a calm evening, not the morning of the exam, and bear in mind that a disappointing mock isn't the verdict it feels like.

Modules

12 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Don’t pretend it’s not stressful3 min
  3. 3Nothing beats exam stress like knowledge6 min
  4. 4Knowledge of the exam matters4 min
  5. 5Plan ahead at times of calm2 min
  6. 6Plan in time for fun4 min
  7. 7Don’t let the wellbeing basics slip2 min
  8. 8Create a good environment for study3 min
  9. 9Sleep matters too3 min
  10. 10Develop an exam day routine7 min
  11. 11Run towards the scary stuff using if…then…4 min
  12. 12Wrap up2 min

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