Parent's Guide to Exam Stress

Katherine Radice has over 20 years' experience in the classroom and an in-depth knowledge of eduction and adolescent development. An acclaimed writer and speaker, she now advises schools nationally and internationally on exam stress, offering workshops for parents, training for teachers and guidance for students.

• Preliminaries: What you need to know before you start reading this bookIntroduction: Why we need to think about exam stressPart 1: Understanding the context for exam stressChapter 1: Differences in perspective between adults and teenagersChapter 2: Understanding what school is like todayChapter 3: Expectations, identity and self-worthPart 2: Key techniques to support your childChapter 4: Creating constructive conversations about schoolChapter 5: Establishing effective work habitsChapter 6: Building a balanced perspectivePart 3: The journey through schoolChapter 7: Getting started at secondary schoolChapter 8: Tests and exams at KS3; Choosing GCSE subjectsChapter 9: Creating positive expectations and a constructive work rhythm at the start of KS4Chapter 10: Revising effectively for GCSEs; TutoringChapter 11: Starting Sixth FormChapter 12: Getting ready to leave schoolAcknowledgementsReferences

Written beautifully and, at its heart, very wise