Many parents and teachers are pushing for the government to look in to the number of exams and tests that young people have to endure. The exams are not only getting more frequent but also more intense and pass rates are often dropping due to the percentage of questions that must be answer correctly to pass increasing.
Exams can cause a lot of students stress and some simply do not cope well with exam situations although they may work well in class. Many subjects are now made up of part practice and part written or part course work to allow the students who struggle with exams to do well.
Teachers often have to spend too much time teaching children how to pass exams rather than teaching them the skills and experience they need in the working world. With children being tested as young as 5 is there call for a change in the education system?