§ 36. Mr. VIANTasked the President of the Board of Education what authorities have special classes for backward children, the number of children per class, and to what extent are specialists appointed to administer intelligence tests?
Mr. STANLEYThe problem of dull and backward children is receiving close attention, and there is a marked increase in the number of schools which make special arrangements for them. I am afraid, however, that the information at my disposal does not enable me to give a precise answer to the hon. Member's question. The great majority of local education authorities employ one or more school medical officers who are qualified to administer intelligence tests to backward children. A few authorities employ pyschologists among whose duties is that of applying such tests.