The Balancing Act: Student stress and future progression in the 2021 exam series.

In normal times, exams can be a cause of stress and anxiety for students. Even those students who have studied and you’d think are well prepared are subjected to the mounting pressure. In fact, these abnormal times are no different. Exams have been replaced with Teacher Assessment and a process that for some feels uncertain and perhaps even out of their control. However, a significant number of schools have finished gathering evidence and many students have been released. But, given the interruption to education over the last 12 months and more, do we have the balance right between downtime and catching up?

This week we’re looking at the 2021 exam series and anxiety in the face of assessments.

Nathan McGurl, Founder of The Study Buddy, is joined by Jill Duffy. Jill is the Chief Exec of OCR. OCR is a leading UK exam awarding body, providing GCSEs and A Levels in over 40 subjects and offer over 450 vocational qualifications. Jill joined OCR as CEO in November 2018 and has over 25 years of experience in education in various roles across teaching and education publishing. 

For more information about The Study Buddy's approach to organising revision, time management and study skills visit thestudybuddy.com 

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