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Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: HM Inspectorate: Reports...

Catalogue reference: ED 195

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ED 195

Reports of HM Inspectorate on special education establishments providing schooling for children with hearing or visual impairment or other physical handicap, and also for children with more general learning difficulties.Also included are more...

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ED 195

Title
Ministry of Education and Department of Education and Science: HM Inspectorate: Reports on Special Education Establishments
Date

1947-1992

Description

Reports of HM Inspectorate on special education establishments providing schooling for children with hearing or visual impairment or other physical handicap, and also for children with more general learning difficulties.

Also included are more general reports and surveys relating to special education in particular areas.

  • The names of these schools indicate the type of pupil for whom they cater, either directly or by the use of one or more of the following abbreviations:
  • DEL- Delicate
  • EP- Epileptic
  • ESN- Educationally sub-normal
  • MAL- Maladjusted
  • PD- Physically defective
  • PH- Physically handicapped
  • PS- Partially sighted

Arrangement
Arrangement

By the counties and county boroughs of England and Wales, the sequence repeating for four successive periods, viz 1948-1950, 1951-1955, 1956-1960 and 1961-1965.

Related material

Later reports produced by HM Inspectorate on special educational establishments in Wales are in BD 71 ED 32 ED 122

Inspectorate reports of earlier date can be found within the special school files in:

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (England), 1964-1973
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate (Wales), 1964-1973
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (England), 1973-1992
  • Department of Education and Science, HM Inspectorate of Schools (Wales), 1973-1992
  • Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (England), 1944-1964
  • Ministry of Education, Inspectorate (Wales), 1944-1964
Physical description

351 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Subjects
Topics
Children
Disability
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6994/

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