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2. Staffing
Wimbledon Child Guidance Clinic has remained fully staffed with
the arrival of Mr. Oakley, Psychiatric Social Worker, whilst for the
first time for many months Mitcham Child Guidance Clinic had its
full complement with the return of Mrs. Windebank, Pyschiatric
Social Worker vice Miss Bosanquet and the appointment by the
Hospital Board of Dr. Wells, Consultant Psychiatrist.
3. Remedial Classes
The class based on Malmesbury site was transferred to Garth
Primary School and the services of Miss Matthews, the sole peripatetic
remedial teacher, continued to be in great demand by middle and high
schools.
4. Places for Maladjusted Children
Plans were inaugurated for the opening in September, 1971, of a
day school for senior maladjusted pupils in the former Merton C. of
E. Secondary School.
5. Places for Backward Children
It is hoped that Ravensbury School will be completed early in
1971.
Survey of Physically Handicapped Children
Receiving Education in Ordinary Schools
Early in 1970 the Department of Education and Science approached
all Principal School Medical Officers for assistance in
obtaining information about the number of physically handicapped
children in ordinary schools. The purpose was to learn more of the
nature and degree of their handicaps, the amount of time spent by
school staff on these children and whether they obtained as much
benefit educationally and as much attention, as they might in a special
school.
The survey took the form of a questionnaire to provide information
about each school, regarding the frequency and nature of visits by
school health staff and also a medical report following an examination
on each child who, it was felt, should be included in the survey.
Each school, other than the special schools, was asked to give
details of all children unable to take part in normal school activity or
who were frequently absent as a result of physical handicap. It was
realised that much of the information would have been recorded
already but it was possible that some children may have developed
handicaps after their last medical inspection.
The schools co-operated fully and gave details of all children in
attendance whose inclusion in the survey appeared necessary. When
all cases were considered there were 50 children remaining who were
handicapped to such an extent that they required to be included in the
survey.
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