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CHILD GUIDANCE SERVICE
1. General
The pressure of work in the two Child Guidance Clinics has
continued to increase and despite an increase in establishment the
situation has worsened particularly in the Mitcham area, owing to a
serious lack of staff.
A suitably qualified teacher has been found for the assessment
unit attached to Ravensbury School. The first pupils have been received
and some are about to be transferred to the appropriate special
schools in Merton.
2. Remedial Classes
The three classes based at Manor House, Malmesbury and Garth
Primary Schools, continue to flourish and the services of Miss
Matthews, Peripatetic Remedial Teacher, were supplemented by the
appointment of Mrs. El-Nagdy, who is specially responsible for the
teaching of English to immigrants. Plans for a Remedial Centre are in
hand.
3. Places for Maladjusted Children
Melrose School for Senior Maladjusted Children was opened in
1971 and at the end of the year 26 children were attending.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS UNIT
Ravensbury School for E.S.N. Children of primary age opened in
June, 1971, accommodating 75 pupils.
In September, 1972, a Unit for the assessment and diagnosis of
children with more than one handicap was established at Ravensbury
School. This Unit is in the charge of one teacher who is supported
by a nursery assistant. Up to eight children of pre-school age can be
accepted and during their stay they are seen by an Educational Psychologist
and are visited by a School Medical Officer for the purpose of
determining the type of special education, if any, to be recommended.
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