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Junior Partially Hearing Unit, Kingsley Junior School
Miss M. Dallimore, the P.H.U. teacher resigned from the school at the
end of the summer term and Miss A. Hewitt took over as teacher in charge of
the Junior class in September. The class also has a part-time teacher attending
for two mornings a week.
There are at present six children attending the Unit, two in each of the
first three years. All integrate with the hearing children for all activities outside
classes, for practical lessons and, according to ability, for those subjects
which they can manage without special help.
During the summer term some of the children were taken on a week-end
Youth Hostel educational visit. For the first time, the children performed a
simple Nativity Play at Christmas which they staged at the Broad Green Old
Age Pensioners Centre. Such activities form an important part of a partiallyhearing
child's education since it encourages confidence in speaking and
gives meaning to the daily individual speech lessons.
Orders were placed in December for a new Group Hearing Aid which will
ensure that each child has the opportunity to make maximum use of his residual
hearing through the use of the most up-to-date equipment. Every child
wears an individual hearing aid and spares are kept at school so that in the
case of breakages continuity is ensured.
Regular visits are made to the Hearing Aid Dept. at New Cross Hospital
where impressions are taken for new earmoulds for the children.
Partially Hearing Unit for Secondary Children, Riddlesdown School
In May 1970 a 2nd year girl joined the unit from Ashburton School. In
July one 4th year girl left Riddlesdown. She is now at Redhill Technical
College on a Commercial Course which includes Audio Typewriting. One 14
year old boy left the school in the autumn term. A 13 year old boy left to join
Tewin Water School for the Partially Hearing.