Maple Hayes School and Research Centre Lichfield

[Vivienne14]

Despite this school and research centre being located outside Birmingham (in Lichfield), I think it's worthy of mention for its pioneering work in the field of dyslexia education. The Principal, Dr Neville Brown, was a former teacher at Marsh Hill Boys Grammar Technical School.

As a very commited teacher and leader, he was ahead of his time in providing relevant education for dyslexic children. Maple Hayes was the only Department for Education approved dyslexia school in 1984. He was Principal of the school until at least 2003.

Source for all attachments: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Pedrocut]

A view from an old Lichfield Mercury book published around 1900.

 

[Lady Penelope]

My godson was lucky enough to go to Maple Hayes and has done very well in his career. I wonder how many other children were thought to be disruptive but struggled with dyslexia throughout their 'ordinary' schooling.

 

[A Sparks]

My godson was lucky enough to go to Maple Hayes and has done very well in his career. I wonder how many other children were thought to be disruptive but struggled with dyslexia throughout their 'ordinary' schooling.

Certainly back in the day I guess!

I remember a few pupils at my Junior school having an extra reading lesson with a teacher, in the Staff room on Friday afternoons, one of them was in my class and he was very slow trying to read anything out loud.

I've wondered in more recent times if they were dyslexic, I don't think it was really understood by most people in the 50s/early 60s. Not the teachers fault, I doubt they had any training about things like that.