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STO - Records of the Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment (STOPP)
6 - Research
StorageSite
UCL Institute of Education
Level
File
Reference Number
STO/6/40
Title
Australia
Date
1979-1987
Description
Largely comprises material relating to Parents and Teachers Against violence in Education (PTAVE), an Australian organisation against corporal punishment in schools.
Including -
- incident report forms.
- promotional material; pamphlets sent to schools.
- correspondence with STOPP including a visit made to the UK and the potential organisations/institutions of interest.
- information regarding the campaign to abolish corporal punishment in schools in Australia.
- copies of 'PTAVE Reports' the organisation's newsletter, some of which include children's accounts of being punished at school and news on corporal punishment in schools
from round the world.
- correspondence regarding the abolition of corporal punishment in schools in New South Wales.
- correspondence regarding use of corporal punishment in church schools in Australia.
- correspondence with a corporal punishment abolitionist pressure group in New Zealand called PAVE.
- copy of a pamphlet 'Self discipline & Pastoral Care: a report of the Committee of Inquiry into Pupil Behaviour and Discipline in Schools'.
- copy of the Human Rights Commission Discussion Draft Paper no.1 'Corporal Punishment in Schools and the Rights of the Child'.
Also-
- photocopies of press cuttings relating to the use of corporal punishment in schools in Australia.
- a letter from British Council suggesting visiting Inspector of Schools from Australia meet with members of STOPP.
Extent
2 folders
AccessStatus
Closed
AccessConditions
Closed under Data Protection legislation.
ClosedUntil
01/01/2087
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