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...