Knowing how to deal with failure helps students to cope with setbacks later on in life. As such, top schools in the United Kingdom such as Oxford High School for Girls and Wimbledon High School have tweaked their teaching approach.

Oxford High School for Girls is planning a Maths test where it is impossible to get full marks to prevent students becoming obsessed with being perfect, while Wimbledon High School runs a "failure week" to help students become resilient.

Ms Helen Fraser, the chief executive of the Girls' Day School Trust, of which both Wimbledon and Oxford High School are a part, has previously explained that they try to teach failure so that the pupils understand that "being perfect is the enemy of learning".

"We need to ensure that their education helps them to become resilient, to encourage them to not be afraid to take risks and to be confident," she said.

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