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Miss B. S. Gascoyne, Educational Psychologist, reports as follows:—
School Psychological Service.
"During the course of this year the Special Remedial Classes which
were at Barkingside have moved to Valentines School, Beehive Lane,
llford. where there are better classroom facilities. This has not increased
the number of children who can be admitted but the conditions generally
are much better.
The work done in these classes is invaluable as it enables those
children who have fallen too far behind with their lessons to catch up
in a normal school to work on individual lines; as the classes are
small this means that the teachers can give help to each child just when
they most need it, both academically and emotionally, which is rarely
possible in large classes where the teacher's time has to be spread over
at least 40 children.
We were sorry to lose Mr. Pickett at the end of October and as
yet have no replacement for him but the Clinic work has not been cut
down since there is still one Psychologist in the area. The Schools'
Service in llford has had to be temporarily reduced but not to such an
extent that the work over the past ten years is likely to be seriously
jeapardised since visits to schools are still maintained for two mornings
a week.
The Exhibition of School Books which Mr. Pickett organised during
the last two years continues to be on display and at the service of
any teachers who wish to see them at the Clinic. New books are
added as they are published so the collection remains one of the most
complete available for new school books with a main focus on the
basic subjects. It is also, of course, of value to the Psychologists who
are able to study them before making recommendations which are
frequently asked for from the Schools."
Ilford Enuresis Clinic.
Dr. J. M. Pooley, who resumed charge of the Clinic in December, 1958,
when Dr. Wright left, gives a summary report for the year ended December
31st, 1958.
"The Clinic was conducted by Dr. Wright each Wednesday morning
at the llford Public Health Offices. The procedure for each case has
remained similar to that reported in previous years.