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SCHOOL HEALTH
Handicapped pupils
Education Act 1944
The local education authority has the statutory duty of ascertaining what
children require special educational treatment and providing for their special
education. Special educational treatment is provided in the special schools
maintained by the Borough, by other local education authorities and by
voluntary bodies. At the end of the year 348 Enfield pupils were attending
day special schools, and 115 were placed in residential schools.
The categories of handicapped pupils defined under the Handicapped Pupils
and Special Schools Regulations 1959 and 1962, are blind, partially sighted,
deaf, partially hearing, educationally sub-normal, epileptic, maladjusted,
physically handicapped, pupils suffering from speech defect, and delicate.
(a) Blind—No children were ascertained during the year. At the end of
the year there were four children in special schools.
(b) Partially Sighted—No children were ascertained during the year. At
the end of the year there were nine children (including one with a
dual handicap) in special schools. One child was receiving home
tuition.
(c) Deaf—Two children were ascertained during the year and both were
admitted to special schools. At the end of the year there were
twenty children in special schools.
(d) Partially Hearing—Six children were ascertained during the year;
four were admitted to special schools, one to the day nursery and
•one to a play group At the end of the year 34 children were in
special schools, two in play groups, one in the day nursery and
four in ordinary schools.
(e) Educationally sub-normal—Eight children were formally ascertained
during the year; four were admitted to special schools, three to
play groups and one was in the junior training school awaiting a
place in a special school. At the end of the year 92 children
(including three with dual handicaps) were in special schools,
two in play groups and one in the junior training school. In addition
112 children were attending Durants and Oaktree Schools on an
informal basis.
(f) Epileptic—No children were ascertained during the year. At the end
of the year three children (including one with a dual handicap)
were in special schools. One child was receiving home tuition.
(g) Maladjusted-Thirty-one children were ascertained during the year:
19 were admitted to special schools, and twelve are awaiting placement.
At the end of the year 92 children (including two with dual
handicaps) were in special schools, 24 in ordinary schools, and
two in approved schools. One was not attending school. One was
in the junior training school.
(h) Physically Handicapped—Two children were ascertained during the
year: one was admitted to a special school and one is awaiting
placement. At the end of the year 35 children (including two with
dual handicaps) were in special schools, six in ordinary schools
and two were not in school.
(i) Speech—No children were ascertained during the year. At the end
of the year one child was in a special school and one in an ordinary
school.
(j) Delicate—Fifteen children were ascertained during the year: thirteen
were admitted to special schools and two are awaiting placement.
At the end of the year 61 children were in special schools, and four
in ordinary schools. One child was not attending school.