4 months ago 16th May 14:23
Students aren’t the only ones to divulge their exam fears amongst the parents questioned, 43% admit they do not involve themselves in their children’s education, whilst over a quarter feel the strain as much as their children when it comes to exam time.
Agony Aunt Denise Robertson said: 'I deal with a lot of enquiries from stressed out and worried parents and teenagers around this time of year.
'Teenagers, especially girls feel huge pressures on their shoulders to do well and often feel overwhelmed and under prepared.
'My advice is to get organised, plan ahead, eat well, exercise and don’t isolate yourself - talk to friends and family to ease the pressure.'
The survey was conducted to launch video based tips on coping with revision and studying recorded by ex- Blue Peter presenter and Cambridge graduate Konnie Huq.
Konnie Huq said: 'The survey results were a real eye-opener for me in terms of the differing attitudes boys and girls seem to have towards exam revision these days. Different approaches work for different students, and I hope my tips show there are some fun ways to study and revise for exams.'
Sky Learning, an online service that searches hundreds of TV channels to recommend TV programmes linked to GCSE and A-Level curriculum subjects, polled teenagers aged 14-16 across the UK to reveal their experiences of exams, revision and the tools they were provided to deal with them.
Lucy Milton, Head of Arts, Sponsorship and Community Investment supported Konnie’s views, adding:'We recognised that within our massive broadcast output, we have a wealth of programming directly suited to supporting students in their various studies.
'We hope that Sky Learning’s initiative and Konnie’s easy-to-use tips will help students during notoriously stressful exam periods.'
Watch Konnie in action at www.sky.com/learning.
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