More children are now being permanently educated at home in parts of the West Country.
There has been an increase in the number of children being permanently educated at home across the West since the beginning of the pandemic.
Daisy, 13, has been home schooled since lockdown and prefers it, saying "it's like a cloud that's been lifted". "I decided to start learning at home because of the amount of stress and unhappiness I was feeling at secondary school. Pat Black, head of primary and early years at Bath Spa University, said Covid disruption has been a factor in the rise.
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