I have often found myself wondering how schoolmasters first learned the art of using the cane. Was it something...
I think the majority of boys at my school were spanked, slippered, or caned at least once. Some experienced...
Corporal punishment in schools was experienced very differently depending on the era, the country, the school, and the individual...
Yes, I thought the cane would hurt, and it did hurt an awful lot. In the circumstances, I was...
On the one occasion I was caned, I was taken directly to the Deputy Head, so there was no...
You ask what seems like a very simple question. The simple answer is “Yes!” — but the worst was...
At no school I attended did I ever witness a boy being punished with the slipper after leaving the...
During the 1970s, the routines and disciplinary customs of British secondary schools reflected a markedly different educational culture from...
At Tweedmouth Modern School in Berwick, former pupils recalled the formidable reputation of Miss Buglass, remembered both for the...
At St Thomas More in Stoke, one former pupil recalled Mrs Devlin as an intimidating figure, remarking that her...
At St Helens Comprehensive School in Barnsley, one former pupil remembered Mrs Amos as a vigilant teacher who frequently...
Michael Padden recalled an incident in which he and a friend were discovered behaving mischievously while waiting to go...
At one school, Mrs Shervington was remembered for administering punishment with considerable severity. Former pupils recalled that a summons...
At Rainford High School in St Helens, one former pupil remembered frequent reprimands from Mrs Harris, a teacher recognised...
At Ickneild High School in Luton, several former pupils remembered the severity of particular members of staff. One recalled...
At Ockbrook School in Derbyshire, one former pupil, Meilee Marts, recalled receiving corporal punishment from a teacher known as...
At Marr College in Troon, one former pupil remembered being punished by an English teacher, Miss Beaton, and returning...
At Ickneild High School in Luton, several former pupils recalled stern discipline from members of staff including Mrs McCarol,...
At Joseph Whitaker School in Mansfield, one former pupil remembered an occasion when an entire class was caned after...
At a girls’ school in Pontypool, one former pupil remembered frequent visits to a teacher’s office and particularly recalled...
Across Britain, former pupils have recalled their experiences of discipline in schools during the post-war decades, describing a period...
Former pupils from schools across Britain have reflected upon the disciplinary practices that were commonplace during their school years,...
Accounts from former pupils across Britain provide a revealing picture of school life during past decades, when corporal punishment...
Accounts from former pupils across Britain reveal the extent to which corporal punishment formed part of everyday school life...