IT'S that time of year again in schools and academies.
For year 11s in Nottingham and Notts, all those years of schooling come down to the next four weeks.
And those weeks will probably be the most stressful they have experienced yet.
It is all about being able to cope with the pressure of sitting exams in numerous subjects and then facing the wait until results day in August.
Students at Toot Hill School in Bingham have found a variety of ways of coping.
Tom Ballaam, 16, said he is managing to cope so far.
He said: "I'm not feeling too stressed out by it all. I don't really have a revision technique as such, I just manage to prioritise what I need to revise and when to do it.
"The exams can be pretty tough, but hopefully I can get through it well and come out with good results."
Tom hopes to go into the academy's sixth form to do A-levels, including maths and further maths.
He added: "I enjoy doing maths, it's one of my strongest subjects, unlike English. I want to do well in that so I can eventually study it at university. But obviously other subjects are important."
Jake Booth, 16, is equally calm about his exams. He even started a week early, sitting an art exam last Wednesday and Thursday.
He said: "I really like art so hopefully I have done well in that.
"The biggest thing for me is that I need to prioritise subjects in a way that I am giving a bit more time to those exams I have first. Then I can turn to others in more detail."
He added: "I want to go on to do art and design, staying in the sixth form at Toot Hill."
Emily Hover, 16, has memorised her exam timetable.
She is also prioritising the exams which are first on the list, including RE and French, which she will sit today.
She said: "It is quite a stressful time and I do worry about it, but I've been working really hard. I have got 14 exams up to June 14. I am concentrating a bit more on the exams that are earliest then when they are out of the way I can look at the others."
The traditional study leave – where students finish school early to spend days at home revising – is a thing of the past at Toot Hill and many other schools and academies.
Students go to lessons in the subjects they still have exams to sit.
But it isn't just the students who feel the stress of exam season.
Sandra Paley, deputy head teacher at Toot Hill, said staff had been busy making sure pupils are prepared.
She said: "We give different levels of support, depending on the student.
"We have been offering lunchtime and after-school revision sessions and also some one-to-one support.
"It's about making sure they are organised and know what they need to do and when."
