04 April 2014
Church offers young people exam stress support
As the exam period looms large, for young people facing GCSEs,
A-Levels and other exams, this can be a very stressful and
difficult time.
The Methodist Church in Britain hopes to ease some of this pain by
offering advice for young people facing exams as well as guidance
for youth leaders.
The
free guides include:
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10 top revision tips
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Advice on handling exam stress
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10 top tips for youth leaders
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Youth group activities for exam time
"Exam stress can be completely overwhelming," said Methodist Youth
President Tamara Wray. "I recall struggling with being able to
achieve what I was capable of and also what those around me wanted
me to achieve. I hope that young people and churches will really
engage with these resources, which offer practical and spiritual
guidance for these tough summer months."
This work follows a commitment by the 2013 Methodist Conference to
encourage local churches to offer greater levels of encouragement,
support and advice to young people in exam time. The Conference
also stated that youth groups should avoid examination times when
planning key events, so that they do not conflict with essential
revision time. 3Generate, the Methodist Children and Youth
Assembly, had asked the Conference to consider these issues, which
were raised by young people as a particular area of stress and
concern.