§ 19. Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she is satisfied that local education authorities make sufficient provision for educating appropriate children outside their age group.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIt is for local Education authorities and the schools themselves to determine whether certain pupils could benefit from attending classes106W outside their age group. The education service as a whole is becoming increasingly aware of the widely differing needs of children and of the consequent need for flexible organisation, including provision for the education, where appropriate, of some children outside their age group.