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Sidmouth College

Sidmouth College. Dealing With Stress And Revision. Believe Inspire Succeed. Preparing For Exams. Introduction. Too little or too much stress can cause problems Too little = boredom, lack of motivation Too much = anxiety, panic, fatigue, burn-out

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  1. Sidmouth College Dealing With Stress And Revision Believe Inspire Succeed

  2. Preparing For Exams

  3. Introduction • Too little or too much stress can cause problems • Too little = boredom, lack of motivation • Too much = anxiety, panic, fatigue, burn-out • Ideal level = challenge, motivation, rewarding

  4. Stress is a necessary part of life • Poor time management is most common cause of stress • Exam stress can be dealt with

  5. Dealing With Stress • You can decide to succeed • Stress can be catching – help each other, don’t worry each other • Take a break before you feel tired • Take regular exercise • Don’t use coffee or alcohol as a prop • Have SOME fun too

  6. You can decide to succeed • Relax before bed-time • Find positive ways to help you sleep • Avoid intense revision the night before an exam • Don’t have detailed post-mortems after an exam. Let it go • Believe in your own • ability

  7. “Revision Without Guilt” What should I do? Planning a revision programme

  8. 4 Study Periods per morning • Take a break after 2 Periods • Periods are 40-50 minutes long • Finish by Lunch-time • Allocate 10 working days during the “holiday”

  9. Target Setting Set yourself a target you know you will stick to. If you want the highest grades, you will have to work for them. In that case, you should definitely use four 50-minute sessions a day.

  10. Allocating Time • Divide up the tasks you have got to do into short sections • Don’t spend a whole morning on one subject. Vary things so that you never get bored • Give all your subjects a fair share of the time.

  11. It is tempting, but mistaken, to give more time to the things you enjoy • Start the morning with something you like, or something you have less of a problem with • Try to finish with something you like. It builds confidence

  12. Extra Sessions • Remember they are a bonus • Don’t work in the afternoon or evening instead of the morning • …Unless you have planned it that way, to avoid something on your "Essential" list

  13. If you work in the evening, finish at least an hour before bed. • Avoid doing more than 2 hours work in the evening(!) • Take breaks in the same way as you did in the morning.

  14. Remember, Remember… • Never miss a planned work day, unless you are ill • Once you have written your timetable, try not to change it • Treat the timetable as seriously as you can • Set yourself a target and stick to it

  15. Advice Corner • Tick off the sessions as you complete them. It will remind you how much progress you are making • There are 40-50 slots to be filled. It is up to you whether you attempt the extra sessions. Fit them in as and when you can

  16. When you take your breaks, don’t switch on the T.V. • Write in the “rewards” you will give yourself for completing a morning’s work (e.g. going out with friends) • Remember that “Revision Without Guilt” means that the afternoons are yours

  17. Always Achieve Closure • Never end a Revision session without at least one of these: • Something you have learnt • Something you have tested • Something you have achieved • Something you have completed • Something you are proud of

  18. Revision Without Guilt • Available from Tutors: • Copy of the information needed to draw up a Revision Programme • “Revision Without Guilt” Timetable Grid

  19. Also Available are: • Stress-busting (A PowerPoint presentation on dealing with Exam Stress) • Planning (A PowerPoint presentation from Tutorial session in November) • On network – Drive P, Look for Revising for Exams folder

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