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09/11/2011

How do you stop children from skipping school? Plus, a woman who had a baby aged 57 through IFV says she shouldn't have done and wants an upper age limit to IVF treatment.

How do you stop children from skipping school? Nearly twelve thousand parents were prosecuted last year because of their children's truancy from school - but the problem is still on the rise. Government figures show that almost half a million children - that's seven per cent of the school population - persistently skip school. Victoria asks how do you stop the growing problem - hearing from parents, those working with truants and former truants.

Victoria hears from a woman who gave birth when she was 57 after having IVF but now says she shouldn't have been given the treatment because she's too old to be a single mum. She's now calling for an upper age limit to IVF

Plus, the latest on the student protests in London - where tens of thousand of people were expected to be taking to the streets against changes to higher education and increases in tuition fees.

2 hours

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Wed 9 Nov 2011 10:00

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  • Wed 9 Nov 2011 10:00