Education + Letters

Letter: Relying on them may be a symptom of an education system that is struggling to meet children’s mental health and educational needs, writes Andy Bell

Letter: A reader who was a university programme director responds to the news that personal statements are to be scrapped

Letter: In the 1980s, 25% of children attending my children’s primary school had free school dinners. The number now is more than 50%, writes local GP Dr Martin Judson

Letters: David Duell says growth in the ability to teach more students has not been paralleled with the ability to accommodate them; Alan Pearson has long lived next to students and enjoys it