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seen each school leaver and certain selected children. There has.
also been one session for diphtheria immunisation. The School
Nurse has made regular visits for head, foot and general welfare
supervision, and the Health Visitors have made home visits in
certain difficult cases.
"Miss Smith, Educational Psychologist, has visited the school
on three occasions for the purpose of testing, and Miss Williams,
Psychological Research Worker of the University of Birmingham
Institute of Education made two visits to test all children with sight
6/60 or less.
"On the educational side, the practice of sending the senior
girls to the Domestic Science Centre at Hale End has continued,
and now the senior boys have commenced woodwork at Hale End
on one session per week. During the summer term parties of children
from the school made regular visits to the Jubilee (Open Air)
Retreat, Chingford.
"Three pupils left school for employment, and all were interviewed
by the Youth Employment Officer, each being satisfactorily
placed in industry.
"As in previous years, there have been many visitors to the
school including medical students, student health visitors, training
college students, teachers and a visitor from Germany.
"At the end of the summer term. Miss P. Hardy, Assistant
Teacher, left to undertake a long visit to Australia, her place being
taken by Miss D. Coote. It is with deep regret that the death of
Miss M. L. Mahoney, for many years an assistant teacher at this
school, has to be recorded.
"I have to acknowledge my very deep appreciation of the
efforts of the teaching and welfare staff on behalf of these handicapped
children.
"During the year the average number on roll was 46.3 with an
average attendance of 40.12."
(b) School for the Physically Handicapped.—Mr. G. M.
Williams, Head Master, reports as follows:—
"The work of the school is influenced to a large extent by
the weather and particularly so by adverse weather. In this respect
1954 will rank as a very indifferent year. The buildings are designed
to take maximum advantage of sunshine and are not well fitted
for inclement weather conditions. During a very cold January spell
the attendance dropped to under 50%, and throughout the year
the poor sunshine record was reflected in a lower standard of general
health and bad attendance. On many days even in the summer it
was necessary to keep all classrooms closed.