Peak Performance - what sports psychology can teach us about exams

Sport is all about timing - ensuring you reach peak at just the right moment and can perform under high pressure.  If you think about it, exams are like this too - you need to reach your peak at just the right moment and not allow the pressure to get to you.  So what can sports psychology teach us about exams?  This week Rhys Davies International Double Canoe Slalom competitor talks about his career as a high performance athlete and we think about how his research in sports psychology and mental health might translate into classroom practice.

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The show that takes psychological research and translates it for classroom teachers so they can effectively apply it to their teaching practice to help improve outcomes for their students. Interviews with leading psychologists and other experts in the field of education, as well as deep dives into educational theory and a little bit of neuromyth busting.