Reference
E/SE4/1/1
Title
File including information as follows:
Date free text
1986 - 1988
Production date
From: 1986 To: 1988
Scope and Content
- offer by Binney & Smith (Europe) Ltd., Bedford, (“Crayola Crayons”) to supply materials to schools as part of national “Children in Need” appeal [1986];
- discussion points regarding special needs in Houghton Regis lower school group [1986];
- lack of provision for learning Braille music in Local Education Authority (LEA) schools [1986];
- approach to special schools by National Association for the Care & Resettlement of Offenders asking to place a volunteer with them [1987];
- details of children living in Leighton Buzzard and attending special schools and units [1987];
- LEA 52 page document on Special Education policy, provision etc. [1982];
- informal notes on special schools and Grant Related In-Service Training programme [1987];
- allocation of extra Non Teaching Assistant hours to cope with a maladjusted child transferred from Norfolk to Cheynes Infant School, Luton [1987];
- new correct form of address for special schools i.e. “The Grange School” instead of “The Grange Special School” or “The Grange Educationally Sub Normal (Moderate) School” [1987];
- parents’ complaint, via their Member of Parliament at proposed closure of Harlington Upper School Hearing Impaired Unit [1987];
- report to governors by headteacher of Halyard High School, Luton, including section regarding concern at lack of Special Education provision at school, with LEA response [1987];
- complaint by headteacher of Ursula Taylor Lower School, Clapham regarding lack of resources meaning special needs children having to be taught in ordinary classes and at the length of time necessary to “statement” a child as having special needs [1987]; - answers to South East Regional Association for the Deaf questionnaire on adult education [1987];
- officers’ reactions to National Health Service Advisory Service report on services for disturbed adolescents [1987];
- father’s complaint at LEA “persecution” of his children for non-attendance, with LEA response [1987];
- definitions of terms used in Special Education [1987];
- account for physically handicapped children at Putteridge High School, Luton [1985];
- concern of headteacher at St.Owen’s Lower School, Bromham at delay in providing for a dyslexic child [1987];
- lack of LEA consideration of special provision for children with potentially fatal diseases [1987];
- report by headteacher attending a conference organised by Mencap of embarrassment at the lack of attendance by senior LEA officers and at derogatory remarks by Director of Social Services about the non-involvement of Education Department at meetings about the Strategic plan [1987];
- extract from a national newsheet for special needs children and their families regarding Chiltern Society for the Handicapped & Their Children securing premises in Luton and helping families in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire [1987]; - allocation of extra staff resources to St.Margaret’s Special School, Carlton, for art [1987];
- notes on LEA policy regarding mentally handicapped school leavers in letter to National Council for Special Education [1988];
- notes and report regarding Technical & Vocational Education Initiative extension to special schools [1988];
- notes of meeting to resolve difficulties in transportation of children to special schools [1988];
- programme of visit to Bedfordshire to investigate Special Education by States of Jersey LEA [1988];
- press notice on opening of Bedfordshire County Council Day Centre for People with Mental Handicap, Carnell Close, Kempston [1988];
- circular to headteachers on review procedure for statemented children in mainstream schools [1988];
- letter outlining the rôle of Welfare Assistants in special schools [1988].
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