The Parent's Guide to Exam Stress

'Expertly guides parents in how to support their children' - Dr Sheila Redfern, author of Reflective Parenting 'So much important psychology and insight into adolescent minds' - Nicola Morgan, The Teenage Brain Woman Help your child feel motivated, prepared and ready for school exams. Childhood anxiety seems to be on the rise and it's visibly present in classrooms today. Add exams into the mix and it's no wonder that young people are feeling the pressure. But what can parents do? This trusted toolkit is packed with all the strategies you need to help your child thrive. You'll gain insights into what happens in schools today, learn how to create constructive conversations at home, and understand how to help your child establish effective study habits. You'll also find advice about hot topics, such as tutoring, and guidance tailored to each stage from Year 7 through to Year 13.

Katharine Radice is an experienced author, teacher and education consultant. She currently teaches part-time in a mixed ability comprehensive school, combining this with a teaching and pastoral role at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Her education consultancy work focuses on approaches to teaching and dispositions for learning. She is a leading author of Classics textbooks - including the innovative de Romanis Latin course. Her latest book - Exam stress: A positive and practical guide for teachers - offers realistic and practical advice on how to support students through the stress of exams. She is co-author of OCR Anthology for Latin AS and A Level Shorter Prose Authors (Bloomsbury, 2025) and co-editor of Tacitus Annals I: A Selection (Bloomsbury, 2016).

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