Consultations The Chair of PPB signed off 79 responses to public consultations (see www.bps.org.uk/publications/consultation-papers/consultation-papers_home.cfm ).
Links with Other Organisations PPB has worked in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, on: ■
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National Specialised Commissioning Team’s, Specialised Services National Definitions Set (third edition) – Definition No. 23 Specialised Services for Children, and Definition No. 31 Specialised Pain Management Services (adult). RCP’s Inpatient Services for People with Learning Disabilities. Acute Care Declaration (joint with RCP, and a wide range of other professional bodies and mental health charities). Final Demand: Debt and Mental Health (in partnership with RCP, NDMHU and a wide range of other professional bodies and mental health charities) Health needs of children in detention (with Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and a wide range of other professional bodies).
2009 Awards in Professional Psychology I am delighted to announce the 2009 award winners are Professor Graham Turpin and Professor David Lane for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology and Professor Gisli Gudjonsson and Professor Stanley Rachman for Lifetime Achievement.
Acknowledgements I must thank all contributors to the Board’s work but especially the Board’s members, the profession is indebted to them. Nigel Atter, assisted by Zoë Mudie, deserve the highest praise in advising and supporting the Board. I thank and commend them most heartily. For further information see www.bps.org.uk/ppb. Dr Carole Allan, Chair
Psychology Education Board The Board has endeavoured to achieve its objectives in education standards, the promotion of psychological science and the support of students, teachers and those working in the field of psychology education.
Standing Committee on Pre-Tertiary Education The Committee has had continued success in supporting psychology teachers in the pretertiary sector. The committee ran successful workshops at the Annual Conference on promoting links between education sectors and the development of the Diploma, and, in tandem with the Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology, had a significant presence at the Association of Teachers of Psychology Conference in Exeter. The Society hosted a stand where teachers could provide feedback to staff and the DTRP held a roundtable on the relationship between HE and Pre-tertiary psychology, from which we have developed proposals to support links between the sectors. Since then, the Committee has concentrated on developing the programme for the education day at the Annual Conference on 14 April, where we will be strengthening our commitment to supporting links between pre-tertiary and HE sectors as well as discussing influencing A-level specifications. In addition, the Committee has drafted a statement on GCSE psychology and launched an e-newsletter for pre-tertiary teachers. 6 THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY