the ability to do gcses or a levels, or other qualifications. at the moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. moment, they have to pay the costs themselves- moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. ., , ., ., . ., themselves. robert halfon, the chair ofthe themselves. robert halfon, the chair of the commons themselves. robert halfon, the chair of the commons education themselves. robert halfon, the chair of the commons education select - of the commons education select committee. i also spoke to alison sauer she educated her two children at home and runs an advisory service for home educating families. she told me she s very opposed to the idea of a register and that she doesn t agree that off rolled children are a problem for the home education community. anybody who has been at school is known to the local authority when they start home educating. and it is insulting to bring the problem of off rolled children and exclusion to the home educating community when th
children should be assessed once a year if they are home educated, on their basic maths and english, we should at least fund through the government the ability to do gcses or a levels, or other qualifications. at the moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. the headlines on bbc news: more medaljoy for team gb at the olympics as tom dean and duncan scott pick up gold and silver in the men s 200 metres freestyle. jubilation for tom dean s family and friends back home as they celebrated his gold medal success. georgia taylor brown also won a silver medal in the women s traithlon, despite a puncture during the cycling. health officials are warning the nhs is as stretched now as it was at the peak of the pandemic. in a letter to borisjohnson,
rather than grants that don t. the share of grants was higher to the very poorest countries, but still less than half the total. that s a big problem in countries where the covid pandemic has made access to international funds even more pressing. many countries are already heavily in debt and huge loans will make that problem worse. so it s a critical issue. the message from the world s poor to rich countries in the run up to the glasgow summit, if you want ambitious climate targets, you re going to have to pay for them. chris, many thanks. chris morris, our reality check correspondence. children experiencing poor mental health are three times less likely than their peers to pass five gcses including maths and english, according to a study. researchers warned that pupils are facing a double hit to their educational prospects as the covid 19 pandemic has disrupted their learning
provided a perfect storm. isolation, separation, anxiety and, for an increasing number, an eating disorder. she was due to do her gcses and all of a sudden, of course, that didn t happen and she had time on her hands. and we couldn t really meet up with friends, so i was literallyjust in the house and i thought, i ve got all this time to kill, why not try and change what i didn t like about myself so i started this programme, working out more. she had nothing else to occupy her mind so this had become her whole thing. and then i started to cut out carbs. doing more work hours. i wasn t really me any more. every now and then you would see a glimmer of hannah in there, but most of the time you were dealing with this other entity that had taken her over. it s so strong. it s such a strong, strong illness. take the lid off that.
you feel you can t win, its like you are. ..your child has been taken as a hostage. you are seeing your child die slowly in front of you. i just. i want my child to eat. how can i make my child eat? you just felt like you were having to just wait until your child got so ill that they were literally about to die before anything would be done. hannah s descent into anorexia began at the start of lockdown one. for many young people, the pandemic provided a perfect storm isolation, separation, anxiety and, for an increasing number, an eating disorder. she was due to do her gcses. all of a sudden, of course, that didn t happen and she had time on her hands. and we couldn t really meet up with friends, so i was literallyjust