Model student

HOW inspiring to read about Schuyler Audley-Williams, who comes from an ordinary background and has won a place at Eton College (Mail).

he has clearly worked hard and is determined to make the best of his life. his parents have instilled in him the desire to study hard.

Schools can do only so much; the desire to learn starts in the home.

I come from an ordinary family and went to grammar school. We would have been classed as poverty-stricken by today’s standards, but we made the most of free libraries and clubs and didn’t feel disadvantaged. And we all made a success of our lives. Mrs ALEX ARMSTRONG,

Broadstairs, Kent.