for some it s their first experience of sitting in an exam hall, while school leaders are warning about a shortage of invigilators. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a school in wigan to check on preparations. coming up in the next couple of weeks, it s absolutely essential that we have a good revision programme. at the deanery church of england high school in wigan, its final study sessions. when i did my mocks and i got the results, iwas like, agh. chelsea and her classmates have done their mock exams. tears were coming in my eyes as i was walking in. i could just see the paper, all the invigilatorsjust standing at the front with her arms crossed. i m just like, oh, my days! the next time they go into the exam room, it will be for real. i want to do a career in medicine, so i obviously want to get them seven, eights and nines to, like, obviously, gain, like, offers from university. like major universities like manchester, even oxford. it wasn t as bad as i was
are presenting to us with really, really difficult social, emotional and mental health issues. we ve got more children, probably triple, quadruple the amount of children, that previously would have struggled to go in an exam hall that are feeling that way now getting ready for an exam. it s all the stuff you put in beforehand. it s all the practice runs. it s all the getting yourselves ready that they ve not had. sometimes, the children rub their hands together. i ll see their legs are shaking, breathing might get a little bit faster. so just go over to those children and just let them know that we re here. a quiet, are you ok? because of increased levels of anxiety, more invigilators are needed and some schools have struggled to recruit. here, the school nurse has stepped in. predominantly, an invigilator has always been like a retired person. unfortunately, when covid did hit, a lot of the retirees didn t want to come into school then. so there has been quite a bit of a shortage. b
but there is no doubt anxiety levels are also high. most pupils haven t had any national exams since their sats in primary school. we are seeing children that are presenting to us with really, really difficult social, emotional and mental health issues. we ve got more children, probably triple, quadruple the amount of children, that previously would have struggled to go in an exam hall that are feeling that way now getting ready for an exam. it s all the stuff you put in beforehand. it s all the practice runs. it s all the getting yourselves ready that they ve not had. sometimes, the children rub their hands together. i ll see their legs are shaking, breathing might get a little bit faster. so just go over to those children and just let them know that we re here. a quiet, are you 0k? because of increased levels of anxiety, more invigilators are needed and some schools have struggled to recruit. here, the school nurse has stepped in. predominantly, an invigilator has always been like
in england, wales and northern ireland, will be sitting their first formal exams since the start of the pandemic. scottish highers began at the end of april. for some, it s theirfirst experience of sitting in an exam hall. meanwhile, school leaders are warning about a shortage of invigilators. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a school in wigan to check on preparations. coming up in the next couple of weeks, it s absolutely essential that we have a good revision programme. at the deanery church of england high school in wigan, it s final study sessions. when i did my mocks and i got the results, iwas like, agh. chelsea and her classmates have done their mock exams. tears were coming in my eyes as i was walking in. i could just see the paper, all the invigilatorsjust standing at the front with their arms crossed. i m just like, oh, my days! he the next time they go into the exam room, it will be for real. i want to do a career in medicine, so i obviously want to g
were sat in 2019, but they won t get as many top grades as last year, when results were decided by teachers assessments. pupils will get formula sheets to use in exams, and there has been advance information for gcses and a levels. hi, love, you ok? for the deputy head, mrs turner, it s about making pupils believe they can aim high, but there is no doubt anxiety levels are also high. most pupils haven t had any national exams since their sats in primary school. we are seeing children that are presenting to us with really, really difficult emotional.social, emotional, mental health issues. we ve got more children, probably triple, quadruple the amount of children that previously would have struggled to go to the exam hall, getting ready for an exam. it s all the stuff you put in beforehand. it s all the practice runs, it s all the getting yourselves ready that they ve not had. breathe in. in the library, there s an exam stress workshop. as well as breathing techniques, minnie is on han