I had never before been summoned to the Headmaster’s study, so I first had to discover where it was....
Boys found guilty of serious misdemeanours or repeated offences could expect to be sent before the Headmaster for a...
For me, punishments at primary school were something of an unknown quantity. Later, at secondary school, there was usually...
Although I never received the cane while at primary school, nor experienced school corporal punishment from a male teacher,...
My experience of corporal punishment at school comes primarily from being on the receiving end of it throughout my...
For many children who attended school during the mid-twentieth century, corporal punishment was an accepted part of school life....
One individual described his first experience of being caned as an adult. He was required to bend over a...
When I returned to the dormitory grinning, I was treated as something of a hero, especially since I had...
School canes have varied considerably between institutions and across different periods. An 8 mm diameter cane seems rather thin...
The slipper (the right slipper!) can be an extremely effective instrument for striking the buttocks. Its effect is quite...
I have come across several accounts from adults who, despite never having experienced corporal punishment at school themselves, later...
One big factor for me that hasn’t been mentioned is the chance of my mother finding out I’d been...