konta s missed a lot of tennis after pulling out of wimbledon becasue she was a close contact of someone who tested positive for covid, and then missed the olympics herself because she tested positive. however, she is back, and showing some good form ahead of the us open which starts at the end of the month. the london marathon has announced their elite line ups for october s race. world record holder and olympic silver medallist brigid kosgei of kenya will return to action to defend her title. the reigning men s champion shura kitata of ethopia will also be back despite failing to finish last weekend s olympic marathon because of the conditions. join olly foster if you can at 6:30pm for sportsday if you can. back to you. so after a second summer of no exams it s turned out to be the record breaking gcse results day most expected. and while london had the highest number of top grades in england, there are concerns about the growing gap in achievement between independent and state sch
now, though, is that students impacted by the pandemic are not to blame and they should be able to move onto the next stage and celebrate their success. sean dilley, bbc news. i m joined now by steve chalke, the founder and leader of oasis community learning, an academy trust with more than 50 schools across england. good afternoon. good afternoon. are ou good afternoon. good afternoon. are you concerned good afternoon. good afternoon. are you concerned by good afternoon. good afternoon. are you concerned by a good afternoon. good afternoon. are you concerned by a growing - you concerned by a growing inequality, a growing gap in attainment? i’m inequality, a growing gap in attainment? inequality, a growing gap in attainment? , . . attainment? i m very much concerned about that but attainment? i m very much concerned about that but also attainment? i m very much concerned about that but also the attainment? i m very much concerned about that but also the idea attainment
snapshot of examinations because they were based around coursework, teacher assessment and some tests. he said it was deeper and more holistic and realistic and accurate way of looking at each student s progress. i think to write these off as inflated, i think they should tell us the truth. they tell us the truth about young people who can succeed and do very well and we should celebrate them, don t do as well when just stuck in an exam room. is a better system and perhaps we should keep it. what it also shows, as you said, is this growing gap, and 0fqual themselves said that students, these three categories, they said black students, students who claim free school meals, and students from a high level of deprivation have got lower attainment than anyone else. it
don t do what they think is right for them. i think they re not worried about getting the virus. the new information i think about this variant and how contagious it is, i think it may motivate people especially if they ve got kids to get vaccinated. if that s all it is, if it s circumstanc circumstantial, why do you think there s a growing gap in the counties that biden won versus trump? i can t answer that. i can only look here in arizona with the department of health services and it s still that 24 to 44-year-old age group getting it and spreading it in the largest numbers, but it s also the group that s got the lowest number of vaccinations. i focus on that in talking to those people without being condemning if they don t do it, and trying to convince them they ve got to do what s right for them but take a look at the numbers. what s your sense what happens to your party going into the mid-terms and what the campaign is about? unless somebody can come in just specifically i
these are people that are hardworking, family people, busy. and i think they are not worried about getting the virus. the new information i think about this um about this variant and how contagious it is. i think it may motivate people, especially if they ve got kids, to get vaccinated. i m hoping that s the change. but why do you think if that s all it is, why do you think if it s circumstantial, why do you think that there is a growing gap in the counties that biden won, versus trump? i can t answer that. i can only go with what i look at here in arizona with the department of health services and i watch the numbers every day. and it s still that 20 to 44-year-old age group, that is getting and spreading it in the largest numbers but it is also the groups that s got the lowest numbers of vaccinations so i focus more on that without being condemning if they don t do it but try and convince them they got to do what is right for them but take a look at the numbers. what is