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CHILDREN RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION
EDUCATION (HANDICAPPED CHILDREN) ACT.
1st April 1971 is thought to be the landmark for Education of Severely retarded children.
The new Education (Handicapped Children) Act transferred the responsibility for those children
who previously were ascertained as "unsuitable for education at school" and were catered for
by the Local Health Authorities, to the Local Education Authorities. The provision acquired
a new look through the abolition of statutory examinations and the schools previously known
as Training Centres became Schools for severely subnormal pupils and the training of specialised
teachers was given a new impetus. The change was welcomed by staff and parents alike.
The following are the special schools within the Borough:
Woodside, Marlborough and Shenstone.
In addition there are seven special classes attached to primary schools catering for children
with developmental delay.
The Partially Hearing Unit is attached to Crayford Secondary School. Partially hearing
children of primary school age are accommodated at the special unit attached to Darrick Wood
School (London Borough of Bromley).
Cerebral Palsy children attend the Phoenix Centre at Farnborough Hospital, London Borough
of Bromley until the age of 8.
Physically handicapped children attend Charlton Park School (London Borough of
Greenwich). It is anticipated that our children will be taking up possibly half the places in
the new purpose-built school for the physically handicapped in Chislehurst (London Borough
of Bromley).

In addition 30 other children are receiving education in Out-of-Borough schools.
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