SIR: I am delighted to find myself in complete agreement with Cllr Peter Johnston. In his recent 'newsnet' letter he was exactly right to dismiss the evidently false charge that educational standards are deteriorating. The level of student commitments and achievement at both GCSE and A Level deserves, not what is becoming the annual 'put down', but genuine congratulations.
Let's be proud of our youngsters, as Cllr Johnston is rightly proud of his son - a Canon Slade pupil who has won his place at Cambridge; their hard work has justly earned their success.
Revd Peter Shepherd,
Canon Slade School,
Bradshaw Brow, Bolton.
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