How can we best support our young people during exams?
What exactly is anxiety and stress and what is the answer?
An interesting podcast by Coaching Connect. In this fascinating conversation, coach Christine Friend (who works with young people around anxiety and stress) discusses the topic with two 16 yr-old students who are awaiting their results.
“We are addicted to exams … but measuring success by exam results is fuelling stress, anxiety and failure among pupils, teachers, and schools" - Gus O’Donnell, ex-civil service chief.
If you want to hear a hopeful, enlightening conversation that puts the exam process into perspective, then listen in.
http://coachingconnect.co.uk/ccio-0016-exams-and-stress/
All credit to Christine Friend. ChristineFriend.co.uk and Coaching Connect.