Surely it’s what is taught in school that matters, not what’s worn

No worries about the colour of Prince George’s trousers on his first day at St Thomas’s. Photograph: Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty Images

I trust that the Guardian was being ironic when it juxtaposed its effusive report about Prince George’s first day at Thomas’s Battersea (Art, maths and pain aux raisins on the timetable as George starts school, 8 September) with one about the uniform policy at Kepier secondary school in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, where the exact colour of a “learner’s” trousers seems to be the most pressing issue (Wrong shade of grey sees pupils sent packing).

That George Cambridge’s new school offers tuition in art, ballet, drama and music from day one stands in contrast with many state schools, where funding cuts and the demands of league tables and the Ebacc are jeopardising the existence of these very subjects.
Judith Laity
Helperby, North Yorkshire