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the year 22 children were recommended for home tuition and a further 5
children were already receiving such tuition.
UNSUITABLE FOR EDUCATION IN SCHOOL
18 children were ascertained as unsuitable for education in school
under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944 (as amended by the Mental
Health Act, 1959). Of these children, 13 have never previously attended
a state school and 5 had failed to make progress despite a prolonged trial
at St. Christopher's School. A11 the children were referred to the Health
Committee and they were subsequently offered places in the various local
Training Centres, or, in some cases, admitted to hospital.
One child attending the junior Training Centre was re-assessed and
found suitable for St. Christopher's School, to which she was subsequently
admitted.
Three children who had been ascertained previously as unsuitable for
education in school were reviewed under Section S7.A of the Education Act,
1944 (as amended). In two cases it was found that the child was still unsuitable
for education in school, but the third child had made some improvement
justifying a trial in an ordinary school. The Committee therefore concluded
that the child was now suitable for education in school, and varied
the previous decision accordingly.