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An additional playing field of three and one-quarter acres has
been acquired at Selwyn Avenue.
Provision of Meals and Milk.—Two Air Raid Shelters have
been converted into Dining Rooms and Sculleries with heating and
lighting in order to meet immediate pressing demands for extra
accommodation.
The kitchens at all the schools have been maintained and additional
equipment provided as required from time to time.
The war damaged annexe to the Parochial Hall at St. Patrick's
School has been transferred to the Education Authority, and it has
been repaired and rendered available for use as a much needed
dining room and scullery, including complete new heating and
lighting systems.
An additional scullery has been provided at the Mission Grove
Junior Mixed School.
A new dining room and kitchen of prefabricated construction
to provide 500 meals has been erected at the Sir George Monoux
Grammar School.
New dining rooms and kitchen have also been approved for
early erection at three other schools.
Raising of the School Leaving Age.—Major improvements in
the buildings and equipment have been carried out at three
secondary schools in order to meet the problems arising from the
raising of the school leaving age.
Two prefabricated buildings have been erected, one at the
Blackhorse Road Secondary Girls' School, and one at the William
Elliott Whittingham Secondary Boys' School, to provide additional
classroom and practical room accommodation respectively.
Renovations.—Extensive repairs and complete renovation to
interiors have been carried out at nine schools.
Unfortunately, owing to high costs, similar work at other
schools has had to be postponed until next year.
The orthopaedic rooms at the Hale End Special Mixed School
were re-decorated during the summer recess.
Sanitary Fittings.—Improvements have been effected in the
washing arrangements at two schools in order to deal with subnormal
children and smaller children attending an Infants' school.
Sites and Properties.—Rooms which have been released from
Civil Defence and other war-time occupations at three schools have
been renovated and made available for educational purposes.
War Damage.—A considerable quantity of repair work has
been carried out at nine schools, but other work still remains to be
completed as and when better conditions in the building trade
obtain.