Sir - I was interested to read Mrs Carole Roberts letter titled "Left-handed children -not disabled".

Whilst Mrs Roberts states she has never had any problems being left-handed, for which I am pleased, it would appear she has not considered that other left-handers may have problems. Not everyone is the same as she is (my father-in-law was forced to write right-handed!) and I am sure she would not want children to struggle needlessly with smudged writing and other tasks which may be problematic in the Early Years. The Headteacher of the Cathedral School in Cardiff, Mr Stephen Morris, wrote this to me:

"My son Thomas, aged 8, is left-handed (as am I) and it is fair to say that, as a school, we had perhaps not fully considered the needs of the left-handed child with their education. I recently commissioned some training for all our staff, alongside the parents of other left-handed children as well as my wife and me. This proved very beneficial to all concerned."

What Sir Peter Luff is trying to do, is to make the Education system more proactive for left-handed children and help them achieve their full academic potential - surely not something to be decried!

Sir Peter Luff, who is left-handed himself, has never described being left-handed as a disability, in fact in a right-handed world it can be an occasional advantage! However, we live in a world of equal opportunities and each child is entitled to access expertise where needed.

Mark Stewart

Worcester