School’s relaxation guide – for parents

♦ The headmistress of a leading girls’ school has produced an exam stress guide specially designed to calm the nerves of parents.

Heather Hanbury, head of the £20,000-a-year Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton, south-west London, has urged mothers and fathers not to become anxious during their child’s revision period.

She advised parents: “You may not need a revision timetable, but you may benefit from a relaxation timetable. Don’t forget your other children – or your partner. They may begin to play up to get your attention and this will certainly make matters worse.”