Looking back on my school years, I have always considered myself to have been a reasonably well-behaved child who...
For generations, corporal punishment was regarded as a normal part of school discipline throughout Scotland. While methods varied across...
For much of the twentieth century, corporal punishment was an accepted part of everyday discipline in many Scottish schools....
Among those who experienced corporal punishment in British schools, there has long been discussion about the durability and handling...
For much of the twentieth century, the rattan school cane was one of the most recognisable symbols of discipline...
During the middle decades of the twentieth century, the school cane was a familiar item in many British schools...
During much of the 20th century, corporal punishment formed a routine part of discipline in many schools across Britain....
Memories of school discipline often differ considerably depending on where a person grew up, the era in which they...
During my years at Maidstone Grammar School (MGS), corporal punishment was certainly part of school life, but despite its...
One incident from the early 1960s has remained vividly in my memory, not only because of its unexpected nature...
Although it is impossible to draw broad conclusions from a single personal account, many former pupils who experienced school...
Like many traditional British grammar schools of the era, the school day revolved around strict routines, compulsory assemblies, and...