Parent's Guide to Exam Stress
Practical, positive ways to support and motivate your child (GCSEs, A-levels & more)

By (author) Katharine Radice

ISBN13: 9781399425278

Imprint: Green Tree

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 12/03/2026

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Description
The ultimate guide to understanding why so many children experience problematic levels of stress at school today, and what we – as parents – can do to support them at home. Katharine Radice draws on her training in child and adolescent development and 20+ years teaching in the classroom to provide you with practical advice, valuable insights and effective strategies to support your child through exams and assessments from KS3 to A level. The teenage years are a swirl of trying to find an identity surrounded by other people’s expectations, so it’s no wonder pupils are feeling the pressure. It's well known that teenage anxiety seems to be on the rise and it’s visibly present in classrooms today, especially during exams and assessments. As parents, the challenge is this: is the pressure on your child healthy or not? And if it’s not healthy, what can we do about it? The Parent’s Guide to Exam Stress includes voices of students, teachers and mental health professionals, all giving their take on what the exam experience can be like for teenagers today. You will learn how to open up the difficult conversations, how to understand where your child is coming from, and how to help pave the way for your child to feel motivated, prepared and ready for their exams.
Preliminaries: What you need to know before you start reading this book Introduction: Why we need to think about exam stress Part 1: Understanding the context for exam stress Chapter 1: Differences in perspective between adults and teenagers Chapter 2: Understanding what school is like today Chapter 3: Expectations, identity and self-worth Part 2: Key techniques to support your child Chapter 4: Creating constructive conversations about school Chapter 5: Establishing effective work habits Chapter 6: Building a balanced perspective Part 3: The journey through school Chapter 7: Getting started at secondary school Chapter 8: Tests and exams at KS3; Choosing GCSE subjects Chapter 9: Creating positive expectations and a constructive work rhythm at the start of KS4 Chapter 10: Revising effectively for GCSEs; Tutoring Chapter 11: Starting Sixth Form Chapter 12: Getting ready to leave school Acknowledgements References
  • Examinations & assessment
  • Teenagers: advice for parents
  • General (US: Trade)
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