Students making the transition may feel their stress is not considered apriority, as anxiety is only to be expected around this time. However'schools and colleges need to be aware that it can seriously affectstudents' health.
Figures from the government's drug watchdog, the Medicines andHealthcare Products Regulatory Agency, show that in 2003 140,000anti-depressant prescriptions were given to teenagers between 16 and 18in full-time education.
So what is causing this problem? One reason may be the shift tocompulsory periods of independent learning. As a student about to startA-levels myself, I feel there is a lack of guidance on using this timeeffectively. Up to GCSE level, students often feel spoon-fed, withteachers telling them exactly how to spend their time, and, after yearsof being talked at in classrooms, studying alone can be difficult.
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