Self care and ways for young people to look after their wellbeing

In this webinar by Walk In My Shoes (WIMS) at St Patrick's Mental Health Services you will learn the meaning of self-care and the kinds of daily choices young people can make to look after their wellbeing.

https://youtu.be/YmiDG5199U0

It is completely normal to feel stressed at exam time but a little forward planning the night before can ensure your first exam is as stress-free as possible.

https://spunout.ie/education/study-exams/exam-morning

Advice from the College of Animal Welfare in Cambridgeshire in the UK on how students can improve productivity, manage exam stress and increase their chances of succeeding during exam season.

https://blog.caw.ac.uk/index.php/caw-news/10-ways-to-manage-exam-stress/?utm_campaign=202205-May&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=&utm_content=20220523-10%20Ways%20to%20Manage%20Exam%20Stress

Qualifax - the National Learners' Database sets out helpful tips for parents wishing to support their children through the challenges of exam season:

https://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=88&Itemid=240

Tips from the Department of Education's National Educational Psychological Service on how to keep exam stress at bay:

https://youtu.be/wZjQtGdq02I

CareersPortal.ie provides the most up-to-date career information supporting career and educational research in an integrated, innovative, supportive and engaging manner. Click the link below for a helpful checklist to help guide students through the challenges to preparing for the Leaving Certificate while also planning college applications:

https://careersportal.ie/careerplanning/story.php?ID=2501204990

Click the link below for a helpful video from Phase Hitchin - a UK-based organisation dedicated to promoting wellbeing and resilience in young people - on managing exam stress, pressure and anxiety. Click the link below for more.

https://youtu.be/Sa41YQkZZaI

Exams can be a difficult time and academic stress is known to negatively affect student’s performance. Get useful advice on how to combat the pressure that can build up as a result of dealing with written or practical exams, oral presentations, and deadlines for course work via this article from Papyrus - a UK-based organisation dedicated to preventing youth suicide. See link below:

https://www.papyrus-uk.org/managing-exam-stress/

Young people are holding themselves to an impossible standard these days. This is thought to be a key factor to the high incidence of anxiety in this cohort. Supporting young people in positive self talk can help them to build resilience and good mental health strategies. You'll find some helpful tips on how to do this via this link from the Glow Scotland blog

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/communicationfriendlyenvironments/self-talk/

It’s not unusual to feel a bit stressed as it comes up to exam time. Check out some practical tips to help support you through your exams in this helpful article from the website of Jigsaw Young People's Mental Health:

https://jigsaw.ie/back-to-studying/

If you're struggling to manage exam stress, remember you can contact the support team at examstress@nuigalway.ie (linked below) The service is monitored 9am–6.30pm during the exam period.

https://www.nuigalway.ie/academic-skills/assignmentsexams/managingexamstress/

If you are feeling stressed about upcoming exams, know that you are not alone.

You might not be able to change the exams themselves, but there are many things that you can do to manage your stress and prepare for them.

Find out more from the helpful article from Spunout.ie that we have linked below:

https://spunout.ie/education/study-exams/how-to-handle-exam-stress

Wellbeing is everyone's birthright.

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