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The children are taught basic social training, elementary 3-R work,
simple cooking, sewing and domestic work.
Open days and evenings are held regularly in order to give parents
an opportunity of discussing with the staff their child's progress and also
any other problems they may have with the Principal Medical Officer and
social worker concerned.
Over 200 visitors were shown over the school during the year.
Transition Class—This class is held in the games room at the rear of
Tanglewood Hostel, Common Road, Stanmore, and its aim is to bridge
the transition from school to adult training centre. In addition to continuing
with 3-R Work, laundry, cooking, domestic work, handicrafts
and woodwork are undertaken and the gardens and grounds which
surround the hostel offer ample scope for games and other physical
activities.
During the year the children took part in a number of outings not
only to places of educational interest, but also to shops, post offices, etc.
On these excursions they travelled on public transport, obtaining their
own fares thus learning to use and value of money which is regarded as
an essential part of their education.
At the end of the year there were 22 children on the register, inluding
5 from neighbouring authorities.
Approximately 35 people visited the class during the year and saw
the children at work.
Adult Training Centre—Construction work continued on the erection
of a 120 place adult training centre at Stanley Road, South Harrow,
during the year and this establishment reached practical completion stage
in November, 1969, and at the end of the year arrangements were in hand
for the first trainees to be admitted there early in 1970. Until this centre
is open the older subnormal patients have to continue to travel considerable
distances to attend centres run by other authorities.
The centre is built on part of a 5 acre site acquired by the Council for
the relocation of industry and is planned as part of a larger project for
flatted factories so that such industrial work activity at the estate as might
be suitable could be available for the centre.
The Council's Department of Architecture and Planning designed
the building, which has been built at a gross cost of £136,000. The centre
will be open each day with the exception of weekends and bank holidays
from 9.15 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. and will cater for persons aged sixteen years
and over. The trainees will be taught simple work skills, e.g. assembly work,
packaging, finishing processes, woodwork etc., in the main workshops
situated on the first floor, gardening in the large greenhouse situated at
the rear of the building where there are also facilities for car washing and