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Category: Exam stress

  • 3 Exam Myths Busted

    3 Exam Myths Busted

    Exams are on the horizon for young people up and down the country. So we decided it was time to bust a few exam myths that can create unnecessary stress and anxiety before exams. Poor exam results will ruin your life Exams are a part of your development and growth as an individual. They are…

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  • Turning Bad Exam Stress into Good Exam Stress

    Turning Bad Exam Stress into Good Exam Stress

    Is there such a thing as good exam stress? If you are in your fourth or fifth year at high school, you may be experiencing exams for the first time. You will have had tests – and plenty of them – in the past, but this is different. Instead of sitting in a classroom surrounded…

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  • Exam Stress Tips for Students

    Exam Stress Tips for Students

    It is not long until schools, colleges and universities across Scotland will put up their ‘Quiet! Exam in Progress’ signs. And with it comes the inevitable exam stress and worry. To help you cope with pre-exam nerves, The Spark has prepared some top tips. We work in Scottish schools providing courses on how to cope…

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  • Do Exam Results Define your Future?

    Do Exam Results Define your Future?

    One positive thing about January is that feeling of getting back to a normal routine – the calm after the hectic Christmas and New Year storm. For a lot of young people, however, this marks the beginning of six months of non-stop exam pressure. Prelims run January to February and then there is just over…

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  • Parents’ Guide to Exam Results Stress

    Parents’ Guide to Exam Results Stress

    The wait for Scottish high school exam results is likely to be almost as stressful for parents as it is for their children. In the second part of our exam results blog, we offer our advice for parents about coping with exam results stress. Looking for advice for young people receiving exam results? Read our…

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  • Exam Results – A Young Persons’ Guide

    Exam Results – A Young Persons’ Guide

    Thousands of young adults across Scotland are about to receive their high school exam results. Naturally, it is a time that often brings with it stress, anxiety and other negative emotions for youngsters and their parents. In the first of a two-part blog, we offer our advice and top tips for young adults about to…

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  • Exam Stress – Tips for Parents & Students

    Exam Stress – Tips for Parents & Students

    As we enter exam time for many high school, college and university students, The Spark has prepared our top tips for parents and students to cope with exam stress and nerves. Top exam stress tips for parents Leave the little things alone During exam time it is ok to let things slip that otherwise would…

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