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Stress in teenagers at exam time - research
Primary
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1) Have you experienced
exam stress in the past?
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2) Has stress
ever affected your actual exam performance?
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3) Have you
received support from your school/college/parents for exam stress (in the past
and currently)?
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4) Do you feel
well supported now?
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5) Do you
believe that more awareness needs to be brought to exam stress?
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Secondary
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The number of young people in Britain seeking
counselling over exam stress has increased by 200% in recent years, according
to the child protection campaigners NSPCC, with worry over education one of the
leading causes of concern for children.
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The NSPCC said last year that its ChildLine service
received record numbers of approaches from students worried about exams, with a
tripling in the number of those receiving counselling over exam stress
specifically.
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In 2013-14 ChildLine said it received more than 34,000
approaches from young people over school worries such as revision, workloads,
problems with teachers and other issues, putting education into the top 10 of
most frequent concerns among users for the first time.
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Where school and education were given as a young
person’s main concern, more than half of subsequent counselling sessions dealt
with exam stress specifically, a 200% increase compared with 2012-13.
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The NSPCC also said that there were also more than
87,500 visits to ChildLine’s website over the same issue.
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The figures came as hundreds of thousands of pupils
prepare to sit GCSE exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, followed by
many thousands more sitting A-levels.
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Overall, family relationships were the most common
concern cited by young people using the service in 2013-14, while “depression
and unhappiness” were the major worries for children in 2012-13.
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One reason for the rise in exam stress could be
nervousness on the part of teachers who face being judged by Ofsted inspectors
if results dip below government targets, according to the National Union of
Teachers.
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Schools are also testing pupils more frequently to
prepare for exams. A survey last year – by a company that sells security seals
used for exam papers – found that many secondary schools made pupils sit mock
exams within a month of the summer holiday’s ending.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/14/calls-to-childline-over-exam-stress-break-records
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Increasing numbers of young people are seeking help
due to exam results stress.
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Figures released by Childline show that more than
1,000 counselling sessions were provided to teenagers worried about their
grades in the last financial year, a rise of more than a fifth (21 per cent)
over the last two years.
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The statistics come the day before teenagers across
England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their A-level results, with many
relying on achieving particular grades in order to secure university places.
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In total, Childline, which is run by the NSPCC,
delivered 1,133 counselling sessions to pupils specifically worried about their
exam results in 2016/17.
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Of these, over a quarter (28 per cent), took place in
August last year - the month in which A-levels and GCSE results are published.
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of
counselling sessions for 16-18-year-olds - those teenagers most likely to have
taken major exams, Childline said.
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Many young people told counsellors they were
disappointed with themselves and worried their grades might affect them getting
into the university or college of their choice.
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Others were concerned about their parents' reaction to
their results.
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Anxiety and low mood were also mentioned when
discussing exam results, with some saying they were struggling to cope with the
pressure to do well and achieve top grades.
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The figures come amid ongoing concerns that young
people are being put under increasing pressure to achieve good grades, as
schools are held to account for each year group's performance.
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Speaking at a conference in June, Ofsted's head Amanda
Spielman warned too many schools in England put their league table results
above pupil interests, with the pressure to boost exam grades overtaking
important learning values.
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Issuing advice for parents and carers ahead of results
day, the children's charity warned against pressurising children to achieve.
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Thousands of children are turning to Childline because
they are “overwhelmed” by stress and anxiety during the school exam period.
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The NSPCC-service reported that it delivered more than
3,000 counselling sessions on exam stress in 2016/17, with 22% of those (or 704
individuals) calling in the month of May - the time in the academic calendar
when students are preparing and revising for examinations, including SATs,
GCSEs and A Levels.
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The number of children seeking Childline counselling
for exam stress has increased by 11% since 2015, with a grand total of 3,315
calls received.
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There was an increase of 21% in calls from the 16- to
18-year-old age bracket, but the majority of calls (1,504), were with children
aged between 12 and 15.
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Perhaps most worryingly, there were 237 sessions, or
one every 1.5 days, from a child aged eleven or younger.
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Counsellors say that many of these young people are
reporting that they are struggling with excessive workloads and feeling
unprepared.
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Young people are consistently saying that exam stress
is contributing to depression, anxiety, panic attacks, excessive crying, low
self-esteem, self-harming and suicidal thoughts, or making pre-existing mental
health conditions worse.
Source:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exam-stress-causing-thousands-of-children-to-require-childline-counselling_uk_59146323e4b066b4217191af?guccounter=1
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