Children write exams because exams encourage them to engage with their schoolwork and show teachers and parents where the gaps in their knowledge are. Exam marks and feedback help children set goals and improve, help teachers adjust future lessons and confirm whether learners are meeting grade requirements, much like workplace appraisals later in life.

Studying can be made more fun by building free time and small rewards into study sessions, using educational apps and games, and learning through everyday activities, such as measuring water with cups to explore capacity in Mathematics. Word games, play-based learning and letting children lead the learning also help make studying feel less like a chore.