Public examinations have always brought with them an enormous amount of stress for students and staff alike.
However, despite exams somewhat returning to a level of normality, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NCPCC) reported counselling sessions about exam stress remain 10% higher than pre-pandemic levels, delivering almost 2,000 counselling sessions about exam stress last year.
Although, it isn’t only students suffering.
Studies found that 68% of staff cite the volume of workload as the main reason for thinking about leaving their jobs – an issue intensified during exam season.
But what if exams didn’t have to be stressful each year?
Read our free guide to improving examination administration, with insights like:
- Strategies to reduce on-the-day exam pressures
- Reducing staff workload around exams
- Reducing anxiety by improving communication
- Software-based strategies to reduce exam time stress