I AM always cheered by the assurance that standards in education are improving.

This is a copy of a letter received by a woman in St John's after she had complained about quarrelsome late-night noise caused by four students who are her neighbours.

The letter read:

Dear Neighbour,

We apologise for the noise and disturbance we coursed last night. This will not happy again and we are sorry for any inconvenience that we have coursed you.

Yours sincerely, residence of (address given).

Dyslexic

From what I have been told this note was not a joke.

If all four students are not dyslexic, I am deeply concerned about standards.

However, if people who are dyslexic wish to enter the teaching profession, I suggest that there should be special courses to help them and ensure that their English reaches a required standard before they are admitted to University.

M J PEARCE (MRS)

Worcester.