Educational Advisory Services — a national provision?

Abstract

This article suggests that advisory services for visually handicapped children are not offering an adequate level of support to pupils within mainstream schools. Because of the wide differences in the number of peripatetic teachers in each team, in the size of their individual caseloads, and in their pay scales, little comparison can be made between the services provided in various parts of the country. The problem is further compounded by the fact that there are no uniform criteria for the selection of pupils to be supported.