Preparation is key when it comes to exams. It’s a huge milestone in a pupil’s educational journey, setting them up for success when it comes to sitting exams.

So, what can educators do to help prepare their pupils? And how can Vision for Education support the exam process?

Understand past papers and marking schemes

Gaining a better understanding of exam formats, question types, and marking schemes is one of the most effective ways to prepare pupils for exams by using past papers.

Implement a study schedule and study habits

It’s important that teachers and pupils work together to create a schedule for their studies leading to exams. Teachers should help their students to pencil in time to focus on specific topics, ensuring that information is bitesize and digestible.

Not only this, but pupils should also be encouraged to implement habits such as getting enough sleep and eating a balanced diet, especially during the exam period to help brain development and stress management.

Practice time management

It’s helpful to practice under timed conditions to prepare pupils for the exam environment, so getting time management right is vital. Teachers should work with pupils to help them to understand how much time should be spent on each section, ensuring they don’t dwell on small mark questions and focus on longer, higher mark questions.

Provide feedback

Providing feedback to students allows them to see where they may need to improve their knowledge on a specific topic or allow more time for certain sections to gain better marks. Feedback should be used as a positive way of highlighting strengths and areas for improvement - encouraging pupils to learn from mistakes so they don’t make them in the real exam.

How Vision for Education can support schools with exams

At Vision we provide trained exam invigilators to schools, ensuring the fair, secure and orderly conduct of exams. We could help your school by managing candidate entry, implement exam conditions, and maintaining a calm and focused environment, with a strong focus on safeguarding and vetting.

If your school is looking for exam invigilation support during the busy exam periods, get in touch with the team and find out more about how we can support your pupils to thrive.