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BENTRY SCHOOL
I have received the following report from Mr. Hurton the
Headmaster:-
"At present there are 205 children on the school roll. Of these
thirteen receive Speech Therapy, whilst ten children suffer from
hearing loss and come under the care of Mrs. Savage, peripatetic teacher
of the deaf, who visits the school every Thursday afternoon. In
addition we have seven children under sedation, two cerebral palsy
children and four who are slightly physically handicapped. There are
also eight children whose vision is impaired and who wear glasses
for their school work. However, the largest group of dual defect
children in the school are those with behaviour difficulties so
severe as to be classified as maladjusted.
These facts underline the acute need for an Educational
Psychologist to spend one session per week at the school.
The Summer Term was most successful and the school took part
in the Dance, Music, Speech and Drama Sections of the Barking Schools
Festivals with conspicuous success. The School Sports were a great
success and many parents attended. The "Open Evening" was attended
by many parents and their obvious goodwill towards the school is
much appreciated by the Staff and myself.
Of the twenty children who left during the year, two were
transferred to Comprehensive Schools, two to Training Centres, and
the remainder were recommended for "Open Employment" and have been
successful in obtaining jobs in the locality.
This December, the School Pantomime was "Aladdin" and ran for
three evenings. It was well supported by parents and friends of
the school."
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