because myself and max were obviously still attending the same school. oh, that must have been so awkward. it was really strange. at what point did the contact breakdown completely for all three of you? i would have been 1a, 15 and toby 13, yeah. i lost such a key part of myself i think because it was us three against the world, it always has been. and so being so far away from them, it is like i m not as strong any more. sometimes siblings is all you ve got left, and if you take those away, you re taking the last thing away. the last bit of hope. yes, yes, the last bit of your identity. saskia says they don t normally talk about their separation but her younger brother toby has agreed to meet me for a chat. are you going to sit like that while filming? yeah.
and i d come out on a saturday, one day of my entire life, when i would feel free, like i could do anything, and i was at home with my family. ona on a sunday it is supposed to be like that but i would be thinking the whole day, i am going back there tomorrow. i don t want to go back. it was a cloud. now i am home schooled, it has lifted. and upstairs, her 11 year old brother toby is working on his art. five months ago, once he left primary, he decided not to go on to the secondary school. i think it s quite easier to take it in at home, as you re comfortable. you have the surroundings, it is what you have the surroundings, it is what you you have the surroundings, it is what you want. and ten miles away, it s a similar story for 13 year old tom, who left school three weeks ago. i decided to start learning at home because i decided to start learning at home because of i decided to start learning at home because of the i decided to start learning at home because of the amount
the last thing away. the last bit of hope. yes, yes, the last bit of your identity. saskia says they don t normally talk about their separation but her younger brother toby has agreed to meet me for a chat. are you going to sit like that while filming? yeah. i m calm, i don t care. weirdly, it s quite nice because it shows he is being normal. do you know what? how often do you guys sit here at your flat and talk about this stuff? never. how do you think it has affected you? where to start? oh, man. i don t know, it s made me into quite a resentful person, as a whole, really. even if life is going good, i will still find some way to be like. ..negative, so overall, i m just a negative person. i find it hard to see
there s been a sharp rise in the number of pupils taken out of school. fiona lamdin has been finding out more. # i dreamed a dream.# it s 9:00am and 13 year old daisy is having a singing lesson at home with her mum. she started at senior school, but after the first lockdown, never went back. it s really good. i would go into school and be i had that cloud, and i d come out on a saturday, one day of my entire life, when i would feel free, like i could do anything, and i was at home with my family. on a sunday it is supposed to be like that but i was thinking the whole day, i am going back there tomorrow. i don t want to go back. it was a cloud. now i am home schooled, it has lifted. and upstairs, her 11 year old brother toby is working on his art. five months ago, once he left primary, he decided not to go on to the secondary school. i think it s quite easier
three against the world, it always has been. and so being so far away from them, it is like i m not as strong any more. sometimes siblings is all you ve got left, and if you take those away, you re taking the last thing away. the last bit of hope. yes, yes, the last bit of your identity. saskia says they don t normally talk about their separation but her younger brother toby has agreed to meet me for a chat. are you going to sit like that while filming? yeah. i m calm, i don t care. weirdly, it s quite nice because it shows he is being normal. do you know what? how often do you guys sit here at your flat and talk about this stuff? never. how do you think it has affected you? where to start?