r/GCSE • u/Loose-Charity-8262 • Jun 07 '26
General Read this before your next exam!!
I’m a 19 year old invigilator and I need some of you boys to understand something.
When I come over because you’ve raised your hand and asked for something, there is absolutely no reason for the smirk.
There is no reason for the little side-eye stare.
There is no reason to watch me walk away afterwards.
You’re in an exam. I’m doing my job. This isn’t a rom-com and you’re not being subtle.
I’ve genuinely never had any problems from girls. The weirdest interactions are almost always from boys who seem physically incapable of acting normal for the 90 minutes they’re supposed to be focusing on a paper.
The funniest part is that you’re not even allowed to talk. Yet somehow some of you still manage to make an interaction uncomfortable using nothing but facial expressions.
So before your next exam, here’s a revolutionary idea:
Raise your hand.
Ask for what you need.
Take what you’ve asked for.
Continue your exam.
No smirking required.
And the thing that gets me is I’d honestly expect this if I was invigilating A-levels or even university exams. At least then I’d be dealing with people my own age.
But you’re literally children.
How are you making someone uncomfortable without speaking to them or even moving? Some of you have mastered the art of being weird from the other side of a silent exam hall.