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secondary schools and that as many as fifteen could be found in
one school. The demands to master all these activities are great
indeed, and give some indication of the stress to which the P.E.
Teacher is subjected nowadays. It is remarkable therefore that
although the number of in-service training courses is increasing
each year that there is always a good following for any course
prepared by the Authority.
Courses were arranged in Basketball in the Primary Schools,
Basketball in Secondary Schools, Primary School Gymnastics,
Olympic Gymnastics, Volley Ball, Swimming, Trampolining,
Fencing, Golf, Soccer Refereeing and Mountain Leadership.
Education Week
This gave an opportunity to display the complexity of the
recent physical education programme during three days of sport
when many hundreds of primary and secondary pupils and some
forty schools took part in producing shows in athletics, games,
activities of all kinds, gymnastics and swimming for the enjoyment
of the parents. The standards achieved were a credit to all
concerned and especially noteworthy was the costume and dress
associated with the various displays.
Conclusions
Finally, the General Adviser with responsibility for Physical
Education would like to thank the Chief Education Officer and
his staff for their constant help and guidance and because this
has been more than usually a very special year, to thank all the
Heads of Schools and their Physical Education Staffs for supporting
him loyally at all times by granting him facilities or spending
extra time dealing with the many problems that this changing
society is casting up in the realms of sport, recreation and
education.
School Milk Service
A return for a day in September, 1968, showed that the daily
number of pupils drinking 1/3 pint of milk was 20,929 in maintained
schools, and 2,105 in non-maintained schools—approximately
960 gallons daily.
School Meals Service
The daily average of meals served during the year 1968 was
approximately 36,200.
New school kitchens opened during 1968 were as follows: —
Darrick Wood Infants' — January 1968
Darrick Wood Juniors — January 1968
St. Olave's School — January 1968
St. Mary's R.C., Beckenham — January 1968
During this year the School Meals Service was asked to