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(C) Deaf & (D) Partially hearing
In residential schools 4
In day schools 9
3 children were ascertained in 1970.
Application is made to neighbouring authorities for places in their schools for the deaf. A day
school is situated in the London Borough of Hounslow and children from this Authority may be
admitted through the Heston Hearing Clinic. This clinic also deals with the partially hearing child
and similarly accepts this Authority's children in its special classes for the partially hearing. These
classes are generally situated in normal schools where integration can occur with normal children
in communal activities although the children have their own classroom and teacher for formal
school work. 2 senior classes for the partially hearing children are situated in this Borough, one
at Harlington Senior School and the other at Townfield Senior Girls' School. The present figures
for the partially hearing are as follows:
In residential schools 2
In day special schools 4
In day special classes 14
In day nurseries 1
Two pre-school children are recommended for special schools; 3 pre-school children are
recommended for trial in a normal school with the use of a hearing aid.
1 child in normal school is awaiting placement in a special school; 17 partially hearing
children are at present satisfactorily placed in normal schools.
10 children were ascertained as partially hearing in 1970.
(E) Educationally Sub-normal Pupils
In residential schools 12
In day special schools 220
2 children in normal schools have been recommended for special schools.
1 child in a normal school is on trial.
38 children were ascertained in 1970, fewer than in 1969 when there were more specially
trained doctors available to make ascertainments.
Some children have been admitted to the day schools for the educationally subnormal on
an informal basis.
This category is the largest in numbers of all ascertained children. The London Borough of
Hillingdon contains 2 special schools for these handicapped children giving ample educational
opportunities to these pupils.
MEADOW SCHOOL, ROYAL LANE, HILLINGDON
I am grateful to Mr. Everett, Headteacher, for the following report:
"Our roll this term is 160—93 boys and 67 girls. There have been a number of staff changes
since my last report. Mrs. W. J. Taylor retired at the end of last term and Mrs. D. Hill left to return
to Australia. This term Miss C. A. Johnson has begun a year's course in Special Education at
Bristol. We have 3 new members of staff, Miss Meredith, Mr. Herschell and Miss Wise. Mrs. Hampele
comes in for 4 sessions a week, and takes some of the classes which Miss Johnson would have
taken. I am pleased to report that we have had a very full and varied timetable since my last report.
We have had our annual school educational visit to Kent. This week was spent in visiting Dover
Harbour, Bodian Castle, Canterbury Cathedral as well as enjoying the sun whilst playing on the
beach. There have been camps for all ages. The youngest children spent a night camping in the
school field. Other camps were held for the middle school and early this term, we took a small
party of boys and girls to camp in France. Whilst there, we also visited Belgium and Holland.
This camp was a great success and leads me to consider seriously the idea of further continental
journeys.
Miss Johnson is responsible for organising the major school journey and as she is away
for the year I am considering changing the pattern of summer activities. We now have a nucleus
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