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The school normally accepts children from four to sixteen years of age. However,
a number of young persons over the age of 16 years continue in attendance
and special provision is made for them. The majority of those reaching 16 years
of age transfer to the Edmonton Adult Training Centre. The school is open during
ordinary school terms and the children are conveyed to and from the school by
coaches provided by the council.
The work scheme provided by the staff is adaptable and imaginative. Casework
with families is carried out by the mental welfare officers, who help in maintaining
a bridge between the home and the school.
At the routine medical and dental inspections carried out on all the children
the parents are invited to attend. Those children in whom defects are found, or
where there are matters requiring further investigation, are dealt with by the
school health service or are referred to their general medical practitioner.
The number on the roll at the end of the year was 104 plus 40 in the specialcare
unit, and there were 38 on the waiting list.
A number of places at the school are reserved for children from the London
Borough of Haringey. A few Enfield children are placed at the Friern Barnet
Junior Training School in the London Borough of Barnet to facilitate transport
arrangements.
As in previous years a number of visits were paid on various occasions to
the school by representatives of other local authorities, professional bodies and
voluntary organisations.
There was a good attendance of parents at the Open Day at the school held
on Wednesday, 7th June, 1967. The children gave a concert and handicraft work
carried out by the children during the year was on exhibition. His Worship the
Mayor, and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Health Committee attended.
Executive members of the Enfield Society for Mentally Handicapped Children were
also present.
Enfield Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
During the year close contact was maintained between the council and the
society, and opportunity was taken at meetings between officers of the Health
Department and the society to exchange information, particularly in regard to the
development of services through the Ten-Year Plan.
Informatory items were submitted by the department for inclusion in the
society's monthly bulletin.
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