Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60830

Pupils: Mental Health

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of exams on mental health.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Exams and other assessments are an essential part of ensuring that young people have acquired the knowledge and skills they need in order to succeed in further study and in later life.We recognise that exams, like other things in life such as job intervie...

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