Should students do extracurricular activities at exam time?

Should students do extracurricular activities at exam time?

Phil Avery (Geography Teacher) gives expert video advice on: How do students benefit from doing extracurricular activities?; Does participating in extracurricular activities help you get into university?; Should students' interests outside school be valued? and more...

Whether students can carry on with extracurricular activities exam time depends completely on the students themselves. If they can organize themselves, make the time, do their work, and still do the activities, then fine. I think they can be a great way of unwinding, and relieving stress. If, however, the student is feeling pushed for time, then certainly, extracurricular activities are one of the things that should be looked at to make more time for the really important revision, so that they can get the grades that they deserve.