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School for the Educationally Sub-normal.
Miss R. E. A. Lock, Headmistress, reports as follows:—
The number on the roll has again averaged 65.
During the year three boys who showed marked improvement
generally have returned to secondary schools on a six months trial
basis.
One boy was transferred to residential school and two more
were excluded under Section 57 (3).
Of the six scholars who left aged 16 years during the summer
term, only one low grade girl has failed to find employment.
Students from London University again used the school for
observation purposes.
One teacher of E.S.N, children from Sweden spent a day in
the school. She thought the English methods far more advanced
than those in Swedish schools.
My thanks for a good year are due to the excellent work of
the teaching staff, and in good measure to the medical and health
visiting staffs for their support.
14. FULL TIME COURSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
FOR BLIND, DEAF, DEFECTIVE AND
EPILEPTIC STUDENTS
The Authority for the provision of such courses is the Essex
County Council.
15. NURSERY SCHOOL
Miss F. D. Harris, the Headmistress, reports as follows:—
Attendance at the Nursery School during the past year has
been very good apart from a small outbreak of mumps in the early
part of the year.
I am glad to say that pressure on accommodation is not as
bad as it was and the waiting list is not so long.
Recently I have admitted three children on request from the
Health Services and their progress has been most satisfactory.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
(i) Health Education—(a) Talks by Dental Hygienist.—
In November Miss J. Watts commenced a series of talks in
dental hygiene to Grammar, Technical, and Secondary Schools.
In some cases arrangements had to be postponed into the New