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150
(i) Number of children referred for group teaching
(Mrs. Newton ,Specialist Teacher)
(j) Number of children attending the word blind centre
(3) Sources of Referral:
Director of Education (including education welfare
officers)
Principal School Medical Officer (including principal
medical officer mental health) school medical officers;
children's department
Head Teachers
Outside (probation officers; youth employment officer;
general practitioners; hospitals, etc.)
Direct by parents
Total number of interviews with children:
At Child Guidance Centre
At Schools
At Home
In hospitals
4
3
15
25
110
14
15
601
160
1
1
(4) Individual Remedial Teaching:
The amount of individual remedial teaching undertaken by the
Educational Psychologists was reduced during the year. Once again some
additional tuition was available during the Spring Term when a teacher
taking a course in Special Education was attached to the Centre for one
morning each week. She undertook remedial work with two children.
(5) Teaching Groups:
The teaching facilities at the Child Guidance Centre were expanded in
April when Mrs. Newton increased her working week from 15 to 20 hours.
Although her main task has continued to be with phobic children unable to
attend school, she has been able to undertake more remedial teaching,
including some individual tuition with children who have severe learning
difficulties:
January
December
Phobic Children
4
5
Remedial Cases
12
8
(6) Special Education:
Number of children admitted to Shaftesbury Special
School following formal ascertainment 9
Number of children admitted informally 5
At the end of the school year, Mr. Cushen, Headmaster, resigned on
the grounds of ill-health. Mr. Stoner, Deputy Head, took charge of the
school in September until Mr. G. Edmonds took up his duties as Head
Teacher in November.