:00:00. > :00:00.You're watching Newsround, this Monday afternoon, Ayshah here.
:00:00. > :00:07.Make sure you stick around, because we have all
:00:08. > :00:13.With SATS week having begun, we take a look at whether tests
:00:14. > :00:25.I do feel quite pressured because I don't want to mess up. I feel like I
:00:26. > :00:32.have forgotten everything. First, how do you feel
:00:33. > :00:35.when you have exams coming up? Confident, worried or a bit
:00:36. > :00:37.stressed? Hundreds of thousands of pupils
:00:38. > :00:40.in England are taking Standard Assessment Tests,
:00:41. > :00:43.or SATs, this week. In a survey for Newsround,
:00:44. > :00:47.87% of ten and 11-year-olds questioned said they feel pressure
:00:48. > :00:51.to do well in school tests. Hayley's been asking
:00:52. > :00:53.children in Manchester who are sitting their SATS,
:00:54. > :01:10.how they're feeling. How are you feeling about Europe
:01:11. > :01:15.starts coming up soon? I do feel quite pressured
:01:16. > :01:18.because I don't want to mess I can't really get to sleep as much
:01:19. > :01:24.and not that easily. Preparing for any test can be
:01:25. > :01:30.a stressful time and it's going to be a really busy week
:01:31. > :01:32.for hundreds of thousands of ten and 11-years-olds,
:01:33. > :01:35.who start their week of SATs today. The tests in England keep track
:01:36. > :01:37.of how primary school They can also affect
:01:38. > :01:42.which class students go into when they move up
:01:43. > :01:47.to high school. The lessons taught in schools
:01:48. > :01:50.and the way children are tested Hundreds of children answered
:01:51. > :01:59.questions in a survey for Newsround More than half said say they feel
:02:00. > :02:08.some pressure to do well, while over a quarter said
:02:09. > :02:11.they feel a lot of pressure. Many said they feel nervous before
:02:12. > :02:15.tests while others said And they told us the pressure can
:02:16. > :02:23.make them sad and moody, But nearly half of children
:02:24. > :02:28.questioned said they didn't mind taking the tests and some even said
:02:29. > :02:34.they enjoyed them. Last Tuesday meant a day out
:02:35. > :02:37.of school for some children - their parents kept them off
:02:38. > :02:39.in protest at the way Thousands of people signed
:02:40. > :02:44.a petition telling the Government the tests put children under
:02:45. > :02:47.too much pressure. The Government says that tests
:02:48. > :02:52.are important and should not be Tests help teachers identify
:02:53. > :02:58.and provide the support pupils need as well as giving parents a picture
:02:59. > :03:08.of how their child is doing." What advice would you give other
:03:09. > :03:13.children stressed and worried? Keep calm and just try to keep your
:03:14. > :03:22.mind off it until it comes. We all know exam time can be
:03:23. > :03:25.worrying for some of you, but there's loads you can do to stop
:03:26. > :03:28.yourself getting too stressed out. Here are some of CBBC's famous faces
:03:29. > :03:43.to tell us how they coped Are used to work really hard at
:03:44. > :03:48.school and before exams, that's what used to make me nervous. I used to
:03:49. > :03:55.stay behind school and talk to my teachers and we used to work one on
:03:56. > :04:02.one. Always take a moment and brief. It sounds like such a silly thing
:04:03. > :04:07.but honestly, taking deep breaths is everything. Try your best, try and
:04:08. > :04:11.get everything on the page, that is all you can do. Have faith in
:04:12. > :04:12.yourself, keep calm and do your best.
:04:13. > :04:16.And if you want any more info on how to deal with exam stress,
:04:17. > :04:18.then go to Newsround online, where Hayley has more
:04:19. > :04:22.There's loads of other stuff worth taking a look at too,
:04:23. > :04:25.including the big goat chase that saw these cheeky animals making
:04:26. > :04:28.a run for it during the opening ceremony of a farmer's market
:04:29. > :04:34.It took about 40 people to eventually catch and return them.
:04:35. > :04:37.And there's another story which has the safest way to spot the planet
:04:38. > :04:42.Mercury from Earth today - you've got until before 8 tonight.
:04:43. > :04:46.All that and more waiting for you online now.
:04:47. > :04:48.That's all from me and the team today.
:04:49. > :04:52.Newsround's back tomorrow morning with Leah at 7.40am.