[Report 1962] / School Health Service, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council. School Health Service.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / School Health Service, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HANDICAPPED PUPILS. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1944, it is the duty of the local authority to discover a handicapped children in its area, and to arrange special educational treatment for these child- Iry schools1 SPCCla SCh°° S fOF PartlCUlar handicaPs’ or units or classes, attached to ordin- At the end of the year, eight primary schools situated at Blackwood, New Tredegar Roger- stone. Pontypool, Aberti lery, Ebbw Vale, Crosskeys and Blaenavon respectively, had centres for c i dren requiring special educational treatment; each centre had two special classes catering for approximately 15 pupils each. In addition the special class for the partially hearing child at Pent- wynmawr School, had ten pupils in attendance. The pupils attending the above mentioned units were transported daily where necessary, and were thus able to live at home and lead a normal family life. y f the YAear’ n1/hlldren WCre the sutdeot of new decisions recorded under Section 57(4) or the Education Act, 1944. ' ' Of the /8 pupils who were specially examined during their last two terms at school 28 boys and 13 grrls were recommended to the care of the local health authority as being in need of super- vision on leaving school. K One delicate pupil was recommended treatment at Davos and arrangements were made for half the coat of maintenance to be paid by the authority. It would be appropriate to mention here, that facilities were again provided for certificated sc, ool teachers who attended a special one year course at the Monmouthshire Training Colleoe and who intended taking up the teaching of handicapped pupils.
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