| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/42/7 |
| Title | 'The Backward Child (Temporary)' |
| Date | 1936 - 1939 |
| Description | Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT) , Miss C. M. Young (Education Committee), Miss D. A. Griffin, Nan McMillan and other NUWT members regarding an NUWT Memorandum on 'the Dull and Backward Child'
NUWT Central Council meeting reports regarding the education of 'backward' children in elementary schools.
The reports cover:
Reports on the current state of education for the 'backward' child
Plans for the future
Drafts (typed and handwritten) for an NUWT Memorandum discussing the education of the 'backward' child
Typed notes received from NUWT members on drafts of the memorandum
Lists of Local Education Authorities which had no 'special schools for mentally defective children'
Publications and reports:
'Report of a Committee of Inspectors on backwardness in Elementary Schools', London County Council, 1937
'List of Certified Special Schools, Recognised Institutions for the Training of Blind and other Defective Students, and Nursery Schools in England and Wales', report from the Board of Education, 1936
'The Woman Teacher', 17/05/1929 - includes summary of the Report of the Mental Deficiency Committees set up by the Board of Education and the Board of Control |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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