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General Welfare.—All are conveyed to and from school by
ambulance, and, with one exception, stay through the dinner period,
when a cooked meal is supplied (free to necessitous cases and for a payment
of 6d. per day to others). Milk is available for all at each of the recreation
periods and many of the children have two bottles a day.
During the year all have been medically examined and also have
had a dental inspection followed by treatment where necessary.
Those needing special eye care and new glasses, etc., attend at the
Tottenham School Clinic for inspection by the Ophthalmic Surgeon.
Progress.—Physical progress has been very satisfactory. The children
have gained in weight and increased in height—some remarkably so.
Fewer restrictions in physical training and games have been a helpful
factor, and there is an increasing interest shown by the children in outdoor
activities.
Educationally, average progress has been made except in the case
of a delicate boy who attends intermittently and another with very
defective sight and perhaps retarded mentality (his admission to a school
for blind might be considered).
All follow the curriculum of the elementary school-child, but special
methods are used which aim at conserving vision. Differentiation is
made between myopes and those suffering from other eye defects.
Wireless lessons, nature study and games in the parks, and many types
of handwork all help to educate these children without undue eye-strain.
Instruction in domestic science is provided for girls of 10 years and over
and boys of that age are taught woodwork.
After-Care.—The Juvenile Employment Bureau at Tottenham
gives assistance in finding suitable work for the pupils on leaving school.
Orchard House Open-Air Centre.
During the year there were 23 boys on the school roll and the ages
varied from 9 to 14 years.