| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/04/05 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/001/4/01/03/02 |
| Title | Responses to Corporal Punishment in Schools Consultations 1983-1986 |
| Date | 1983-1986 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | British Psychological Society response and related correspondence to Department of Education Consultative document on 'Corporal Punishment in Schools' (1983); and also to the Education (Corporal Punishment) bill (1985-1986) including correspondence with MPs and coordination of efforts with the Children's Legal Centre. |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| The British Psychological Society published a policy paper expressing their opposition to corporal punishment in 1981 and a book 'Classroom Control' by David Fontana offering alternate methodologies in 1985. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/11/04/02/04/01 BPS Council Working Party on Corporal Punishment in Schools 1980-1983
BPS/001/3/05/01/06 BPS F&CGP Papers 1984 includes lobbying of prospective legislation on corporal punishment;
BPS/001/11/04/03/02/07 Memorandum of Evidence to the Ministry of Health Sub-Committee on the Training of Staff of Training Centres for the Mentally Subnormal 1960 - includes corporal punishment
BPS/001/3/02/02/04 BPS Council Papers V 1983-1984
BPS/001/4/01/02/04 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1983
BPS/001/4/01/02/06 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1983 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/11/04/02/04/01 |
| BPS/001/3/05/01/06 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/02/07 |
| BPS/001/3/02/02/04 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/04 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/06 |
| BPS/001/4/02/03/02 |
| BPS/001/11/05/03/03 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Educational psychology |
| Child psychology |
| Public Relations |
| Legislation and Regulations |
| Penal Sanctions |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/127 | Children's Legal Centre; 1981-; CLC | 1981- |