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Schools using VR headsets to help pupils with stress, says report

The Independent·Alex Croft·29 days ago
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Schools are using virtual reality to help pupils deal with exam stress , ADHD or troubled lives at home, according to a report. VR headsets made by Phase Space are being trialled by all 15 secondary schools in the London borough of Sutton , to help students struggling with anxiety. Pupils are provided a seven-minute programme, either prearranged or when they need to leave a lesson as a result of anxious feelings and thoughts. The aim of the programme is to help them calm down, rebuild confidence and prepare them to resume learning, by immersing themselves in VR for a short period of time. The Phase Space website says it offers “immediate, effective mental well being support” which helps young people to “reduce feelings of anxiety, regulate their emotions and grow in confidence”.…

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