Building Exam Resilience: The Missing Link in Student Success exam resilience mental preparation Apr 21, 2025

Schools focus heavily on academic preparation, but what if mental resilience is the key to exam success? Research shows that students who can manage stress, bounce back from setbacks, and maintain foc...

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How to Help Students Overcome Exam Panic and Perform at Their Best exam panic exam stress exam stress solutions exam training Apr 14, 2025

 

Every year, schools see bright students struggle with exam panic—racing hearts, blank minds, and overwhelming fear. What if schools could equip students with simple, strategies to manage panic and ...

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The Ultimate Last-Minute Exam Stress Checklist: What Schools Need to Do Now exam reaction plan exam stress Apr 07, 2025

Exam season is here, and schools are facing a familiar challenge—students overwhelmed by stress, last-minute panic, and self-doubt.

Without a structured approach, this stress can lead to poor perform...

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exam preparation exam stress exam techniques stress management Mar 24, 2025

In the next few months our students will be gearing up for exams. We know some of them struggle with stress management, so we need to give them enough time to practice techniques before the exam calen...

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Infographics – the study tool that helps students remember more (and stress less!) exam preparation exam stress memory thinking skills Mar 17, 2025

Many students feel overwhelmed, anxious and unable to revise well, often because they haven’t found a good way to absorb information.  But what if there was a single, proven way to help students remem...

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Cortisol and Calm. 2 uneasy exam bedfellows! exam fear exam preparation exam stress Mar 10, 2025

Knowing how to overcome our worries at exam time is a something that can be learned. When we’re overwhelmed it can be hard to imagine feeling calm and confident, but that’s certainly a state that CAN ...

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Fear – and how to stop it scuppering exam results exam fear exam stress stress management Mar 03, 2025

Fear is in the news. There’s a current UK programme on overcoming fear – fear of flying, dogs, spiders…. Fear can turn most of us into shadows of ourselves. It stops us.  It floors us.  Fear is the th...

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How to Support Students with Exam Stress When Your Timetable Is Already Set exam preparation exam stress Feb 24, 2025

As the spring term gets into full swing, the countdown to exams is on, and the pressure is mounting—for both students and teachers. With packed schedules and little room for flexibility, finding time ...

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From Exam Stress to Exam Success: Why Schools Need to Teach Thinking Skills to Combat Anxiety anxious generation exam preparation exam stress Feb 17, 2025

As exam season approaches, the pressure is on. But it’s not just the content students need to master — it’s their mindset. Without the right thinking skills, students are likely to be overwhelmed by s...

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From Giving Up to Reaching Up: Lessons in Resilience from HMP Education education prison education Feb 10, 2025

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to talk with Sophie and John Gaston of #TheExamMan about how we do exams at HMP.

There are many opportunities for our learners to gain qualifications – from E...

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Why Students Need Time to Practice Stress Management Skills Before Exams anxious generation exam preparation exam stress Feb 03, 2025

The exam countdown is already ticking, and every passing week leaves students with less time to prepare—not just academically, but emotionally. Handling exam stress requires practice, yet this crucial...

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How Learning to Think Well Can Reduce Exam Stress exam panic exam preparation exam stress training thinking well Jan 27, 2025

Can you remember that wave of panic that washes over you when the pressure of exams starts to build? You know the feeling: your mind races, your stomach churns, and your thoughts start spiralling out ...

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