Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
Yes there is pressure, but far more pressure from social media and the need to fit in.
Perhaps with kids in KS3, however from my experience a lot of that falls to the wayside by the time GCSEs come around, and especially with A Levels, I've seen bright kids dropping out of school for a while as a result of stress and anxiety as well as many in tears during exam season. Social media very rarely has that effect unless its cyber bullying, which is another problem facing kids today

I'm in my final week of Year 13 (anyone out in Canton/Town on Friday can expect to see ~100 teenagers in fancy dress marching from pub to pub) and have been fortunate enough to not suffer with stress/anxiety as much as others, I have six more exams starting on the 4th of June but some in my year have 20 exams (including practicals)! Its ridiculous and heaps so much unnecessary pressure on young people

Good luck to all