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Teaching at the creche should be given by the Matron, but
it should be attended by the teacher in charge of the class to
obtain uniformity of instruction.
It is important that the girls themselves should carry out
the details of the work and not merely remain as spectators.
The theoretical teaching is best given by a class teacher who
knows the girls and their home circumstances as well as the
special needs of the district. Moreover she is often able to exert
considerable influence on the mothers. All teaching should be
given in the most simple way, avoiding terms not likely to be
understood. This is more easily done by a class teacher than by
a specialist who is more accustomed to technical terms.
In all this little mention need be made of disease or illness.
It is not desired to give each school girl a mixture of semi-medical
information on infant diseases (though the dangers of amateur
doctoring may well be pointed out) but it is necessary to teach
what constitutes a healthy home life for little children.
In this district there appear special facilities for a course of
lessons of this kind.
The creche in Bollo Bridge Road is situated very close to
South Acton Senior Girls' School. It would be worth while for
the Committee to form a class from this department and if the
scheme proves successful (and there is every hope that this may
be the case) then classes might be formed from other schools.
A further report will be presented to the Committee during
1911.
Mentally and Physically Defective Children.
In dealing with the problem of educating these children the
individual needs of each case are carefully considered and
arrangements are made in accordance with the local conditiona
of the district.