Tag Archives: coping

How to Get the Results, Without the Stress

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Ananya

Most students are dying to get the answer to the ultimate question – How do I get great exam results, without the added stress, and the long hours? It’s a tough question that has had students puzzled for years. How does … Continue reading →

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Excellent apps and techy tools to aid exams and revision – part 2

Posted on June 26, 2013 by joeashby

Following on from part 1 in my list of top tools and excellent apps to see you through exams I welcome you to part 2, where I’ll be focusing on the things you can do to get your mind settled … Continue reading →

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Puppies and pants: The things we do for exam success

Posted on May 16, 2013 by joeashby

We all have our own strategies for clearing the high hurdles when it comes to exams. From the slow, steady plodders who take a long run up to the late night, caffeine fuelled crammers; our exam approach is as unique as our … Continue reading →

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Cramming – is it ever a good idea ahead of exams?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by joeashby

Exam season is coming up thick and fast and for many of us it’s time to face facts – for one reason or another we haven’t lived up to the model student figure we’ve convinced our parents we are and … Continue reading →

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Common exam mistakes you need to avoid

Posted on May 3, 2013 by joeashby

Sometimes it only takes the deathly pallid stare from a blank sheet of A4 paper to get our knees a’knocking; confidence crumbling into nervous dust as the tick-tock of a booming clock counts down on our future… Yes, it’s exam … Continue reading →

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Help! I didn’t get into my first choice uni…

Posted on May 1, 2013 by joeashby

It’s a nervous time for students across the country, many of whom will recently have found out if they’ve made the grade and been accepted in to their first choice university. With competition for places always high, some institutions will … Continue reading →

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Top Tips for parents: My child is a bully

Posted on April 27, 2013 by joeashby

A new study published in the journal of Child Abuse and Neglect has suggested that children who have overprotective parents are more likely to be bullied by their peers. After a thorough review of 70 studies looking at some 200,000 … Continue reading →

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Top Tips: Coping With Exam Failure

Posted on December 18, 2012 by joeashby

It happens to the best of us, but knowing how to cope when you flunk an exam isn’t something that comes naturally to all. From the most insignificant test to the most important exam, the knock in confidence resulting from a bad … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Excuses: Bad School Report

Posted on December 7, 2012 by joeashby

Few things in life are more scary than the trip back from school knowing you’re packing an explosive school report hot enough to have you grounded until the next millennium. If you’re unlucky enough to have the report sent directly … Continue reading →

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How to Cope with Exam Failure

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Ananya

Sometimes it can be very difficult to predict the outcome of your exams, whether you be in secondary school or even university. This is probably because, exams are arguably one of the most feared things in education for students. Whether … Continue reading →

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