Supporting children with test anxiety

Test anxiety is not a new phenomenon for schools and more often than not teachers will encounter a number of pupils experiencing it at high levels in each cohort. Children suffering can display a variety of different performance-related symptoms like non-attendance, behaviour issues, panic attacks, overwhelming feelings, and other mental health problems.

This informative, CPD certified webinar is presented by Professor Dave Putwain, Doctor of Psychology at John Moores University.

• What is test anxiety?
• How does test anxiety impact wellbeing and achievement?
• How can we support children experiencing high levels of test anxiety?
• An introduction to the S-REF model (The self-referent executive processing model of test anxiety: control, emotional regulation, self-handicapping, and examination performance)
• How can schools capture data around test anxiety?
• Using data to inform next steps