Sydney Chadwick

(Photograph) - Mature student: Sydney Chadwick, aged 97, was presented with learning vouchers worth Pounds 250 by lifelong learning minister Malcolm Wicks as part of the Adult Learners Week celebrations this week. Mr Chadwick, who left school at 13 and has studied A-level trigonometry at home, was the oldest learner for the West Midlands region Teaching, page 40. Pic: Jacky Chapman