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As exam season edges closer, much of the focus will be on supporting your students. It is important to recognise, and accept, that exam season could also be stressful for you. You are not alone. As these teachers confess, feeling increased stress during the exam season is a common experience for staff.
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Exam season is here, and with that comes stress…lots of it. And it’s not just pupils who get stressed, it’s teachers too.
Many teachers feel they’re expected to perform miracles and get blamed when students don’t do as well as they – or particularly their parents – expected them to.
Acknowledging that this is a stressful time for everyone concerned is the first step; learning how to manage and deal with the stress is the next.
It's normal to assume that the only human beings getting stressed out by exams are the poor pupils writing them. And that is a very good point if you think about it - they are the ones that have been studying and revising like crazy and have to deal with those trick questions and the 'going-blank-moments'. Teachers, however, feel the pressure and stress twice as much at a time.
