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group, and (b) assist in the development of a youth
consultation service, partly in association with a
voluntary group which has been engaged for some years
in the setting up of such a service. In the light
of how this develops, it may be that various Authoritiesthe
North East Regional Hospital Board and the local
Education and Health Authorities, would be approached
with a view to such a service being formally staffed.
As regards our day to day functioning, the growing awareness
of the service which we have to offer to the community and the
decreasing stigma on attendance, has meant a corresponding demand
on the services over the past year.'
School Psychological Service:
Miss Piper, Educational Psychologist reports as follows:"Special
Schools and Units.
The number on the roll at St. Lukes day E.S.N. school has risen
from 42 in January 1969 to 86 in January 1970. A fortnightly case
conference has been established, attended by the teaching staff, the
School Medical Officer and the Psychologist. New entrants are
admitted at the beginning of each term, the order of priority being
decided by an admissions committee convened by the Divisional
Education Officer.
The Hereward Special Class continues to take emotionally
disturbed children of junior school age. At the secondary stage
there is no day provision for children leaving the Hereward Special
Class.
Woodcroft School is now officially recognised by the Department
of Education and Science as an independent day school for 24
educationally subnormal children with additional handicaps, of
nursery or infant age. At present there are 10 children between
the ages of 5 and 7 attending full-time and 2 attending part-time,
from West Essex. In the absence of a Local Authority special class
for emotionally disturbed children of infant age, the number of
referrals to Woodcroft is increasing.
It is hoped that 2 more classes, 1 for infants and 1 for
children over 11, may eventually be established to complete the
provision started by the opening of the Hereward Special Class.
High View School, for senior E.S.N. boys, continues to take a
high proportion of disturbed boys, and there is clearly a need for
psychiatric time to be made available to the school. It is hoped
that a move in this direction can be made during 1970."
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