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Day Pupils
Partially Hearing Units,
Greater London
Holman Hunt 1
Sedghill 3
Schools for the Deaf -
Old Kent Road 1
Oak Lodge (London) 1
Portley House (Surrey) 2
Residential Pupils
Burwood Park School,
Surrey (Deaf) 1
Edith Edwards House, Banstead 1
Oingdean Hall, Brighton 1
Portley House, Surrey (Deaf) 1
St. John's School, Boston Spa 1
Dr. Lilian Morgan, the Senior Medical Officer who is specially responsible
for children with hearing difficulties, comments:-
"Since September 1967 a nursery partially hearing unit has been in
operation at the Kingsley Infants' School. This unit accommodates ten
children of nursery age, and as a result the infants' partially hearing unit
at the school is able to accommodate ten children from 5-7 years of age.
This has been made possible by appointing two newly trained teachers of
the deaf - who had been sponsored for their course of training by the
Croydon Education Committee.
The appointment of separate teachers for the nursery and infant children
will undoubtedly result in mutual benefit to both the children and
teachers concerned.
A newly trained teacher of the deaf was also appointed to the junior
partially hearing unit at Kingsley Junior School in September 1967, following
the resignation of the previous teacher — Mr. Davies.
The children attending these units are making satisfactory progress.
They are seen at regular intervals at the school by Mr. Parsons. To this
interview parents are invited and in addition the teacher concerned, Mr.
Oakley and myself are also present to discuss each child/
I am grateful to the Chief Education Officer who has arranged for the
following reports on the work of the three partially hearing units.
PARTIALLY HEARING UNIT, KINGSLEY NURSERY SCHOOL
The new partially hearing unit for children of nursery age was opened
in September 1967. There are two rooms for this unit. One is an acoustically
tiled room which has the induction loop system and in which the majority
of teaching and work is done. The second room is available for free activity
and has not been acoustically treated.
A visit has already been made to New Cross Hospital and with the exception
of one child all the children were fitted for new ear moulds. Arrangements
have been made for these young children to be taken to the hospital about
every three months to have their moulds checked.