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WOODBROOK JUNIOR TRAINING SCHOOL
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. I. Walton
Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs. W. A. Harvey
6 Teachers
1 Welfare Assistant
Pianist (Sessional)
SPECIAL CARE UNIT
1 Senior Teacher
2 Teachers
2 Welfare Assistants
1 Physiotherapist (half-time)
When the building was formally handed over to the Department
in July, 1969, everything was ready for the beginning of
the September Term. 3 Teachers and 2 Trainee Teachers were
appointed—the main body of Teachers as mentioned above transferred
from Orpington Training Centre. In addition, the Welfare
Assistants, the Caretaker and the Kitchen staff were recruited. The
acquisition of a Physiotherapist came in view of the national
shortage as a morale booster to all concerned. The Pianist too
proved to be an unqualified success.
The children and the staff settled down very quickly and in a
few days there was little to show that the School had not been
there for years.
The Special Care Unit children were divided between the two
classrooms in the Unit. The aggressive and hyperactive in one and
the totally helpless in the other. Even those children who had
never left the confines of their own homes before settled well in
the happy and harmonious setting.
The staff feel that the pleasant surroundings, the effect of light
and air in the School, the functional lay-out, together with generous