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Dysart School for Severely Subnormal Children,
Dukes Avenue. Kingston upon Thames
Thanks are expressed to Mrs. K. M. Beilby, Headmistress, for
the following report:
During 1972 Dysart School began to re-adjust to the educational
system and children are now admitted from the age of two years. With
the transfer of the Adult Training Centre to new premises in 1972, more
space became available and it was possible to rearrange classes. There
are now two nursery classes and this has made it possible to stream
the younger children with more emphasis placed on the wide range of
abilities encountered in the admission classes.
A Special Care Unit is also provided for the most severely
handicapped children.
The upper age limit is eighteen years and it has become
possible to divide the third year classes into two, 12-15 year olds,
and a transition class for those aged over 15 years. The classes are
accommodated in two rooms previously used as workshops. A qualified
teacher has been appointed for the transition class and the second
nursery class has a supply teacher until a member of staff returns
from secondment.
Now that more space is available and there are school assistants
in each class it has been possible to introduce further subjects. One
teacher is responsible for physical education throughout the school,
one for music and one for art. There is also a woodwork teacher who
teaches the older boys, and ballet lessons are provided for older girls.
Ascertainment of Handicapped Pupils