coping with exams testing times by Audrey Thompson Which of the following statements is correct? Exams are stressful Revision causes anxiety Exam pressure can make you ill. If your answer is 'yes' to any of the above... then you are not alone. It is no surprise that taking exams is one of the most stressful times in a young person's life, particularly as their importance may have been drilled into them for months, sometimes years, …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…between it and their GCSEs. I see pupils come out with rashes, particularly if they have eczema. They are physically ill and certainly all of them are very tired.' Amanda Haehner, the head of English and careers advice at a comprehensive school in Croydon, Surrey, has similar experiences. Her pupils, she says, range from being 'too laid back for their own good' to 'those who panic and can barely get to sleep at night'.