[senco-forum] exam panic

Dear all,
             The mum of a yr 10 pupil contacted me as her daughter had left her maths exam and gone to the health centre as she experienced panic in the exams. She feels she has always struggled with maths( will probably get B at GCSE) and has experienced this sort of panic in primary school - again in maths. She came across an unfamiliar term so moved on to the next question, hit a tricky one and moved on and hit another difficult one.
     Heart racing, almost hyperventilating etc.
    I've spoken to her, her maths teacher will go thru paper with her & pinpoint difficulties etc, tutor involved etc. She has high expectations of self and parents also have high expectations. I've thought of teaming her up with a high-achieving lower 6 girl who also panics. 
      We've looked at 'what is the worst that can happen' scenarios but apart from 3 deep breaths does anyone have any ideas of how she can cope with the panic? 
  Many thanks, in anticipation.
  Janet