Lessons to learn from this year’s A-level results

Readers respond to the news that studying A-level English is in decline and offer their views on how the system could be improved. It would be good for the quality of life in this country if more A-level students could grasp the difference between employability and earning potential ( Farewell A-level English?, 17 August). When it comes to actually influencing the world, studying English language and literature is hard to beat. During my A-level years (1963-1965), I devoured as much of the work