The stress reappraisal research from Stanford and Harvard, and the single language shift that changes how students read their own physical response to pressure.

The instruction to calm down is counterproductive. Research consistently shows that students who interpret their stress response as helpful outperform those who try to suppress it . This assembly gives students the science behind that finding and a tool they can use in the exam room immediately.

What is included: one PowerPoint presentation (16 slides, full speaker notes), one set of teacher notes with slide-by-slide timings for 15 and 20 minute delivery. No preparation required. Deliverable by any member of staff.

Suitable for KS4 and KS5, Years 10 to 13. Standalone - no prior assembly required.

Part of the Perform series. The full four-assembly bundle is available for £10 at /teaching-resource/-13462763