| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/42/6 |
| Title | 'Mental Deficiency - Questionnaire on Ministry of Education Committee Recommendations' |
| Date | 1929 - 1960 |
| Description | Correspondence between Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), NUWT members, the Ministry of Health, the National Council for Civil Liberties and various Local Council Education Departments regarding the implementation of, and changes to, 'Mental Deficiency' acts, with particular regards to aspects dealing with education. The correspondence covers:
NUWT meeting with the Ministry of Health regarding the educational provisions made for 'mentally defective children' and changes to Government Acts
Concerns over the implementation and operation of 'Mental Deficiency Laws'
Reports of meetings and conferences organised by the national Council for Civil Liberties regarding 'mental deficiency' laws
Requests for NUWT support for resolutions regarding necessary changes to the 'mental deficiency' laws
Ministry of Education Circulars:
'Children unsuitable for education at schools and school leavers requiring care from health authorities the Mental Health Act, 1959'
'Care and Training of Mentally Subnormal Children', 1959
NUWT representation at conferences and meetings organised by the National Council for Civil Liberties
Reports from NUWT members of attendance of meetings and conferences regarding 'mental deficiency' laws
Responses from various Local Council Education Departments to an NUWT Resolution on the after-care of mentally defective children
Conditions for patients in 'mental asylums'
Queries from NUWT members enquiring as to the position of the NUWT on the new Mental Deficiency Report, 1930
NUWT comments on the proposals of the Mental Deficiency Report prepared by the Mental Deficiency Committee
Completed questionnaires on 'The Recommendations of the Mental Deficiency Committee' - the questionnaires have been completed by NUWT members with regards to the situation in the school they teach in, by institutions for the 'mentally defective' and by Local County Councils
NUWT explanatory circular detailing why they decided to send out the questionnaire in response to the report of the Mental Deficiency Committee
Press cuttings regarding:
Concerns over the educational care of 'mentally deficient' children
Concerns over the implementation of 'Mental Deficiency' laws
'The Woman Teacher', 17/05/1929 and 17/01/1930 - both include responses to the work of the Mental Deficiency Committee
Publications including:
'50,000 outside the law - an examination of the treatment of those certified as mental defectives', National Council for Civil Liberties, 1951
'Mental Health and World Citizenship', World Federation for Mental Health, 1948
'Education of Mentally Defective Children', National Special Schools Union statement |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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