The surviving punishment register from Catford Central School for Boys, London, England, provides a rare opportunity to examine the...
The surviving punishment book from Catford Central School for Boys in London provides a detailed record of corporal punishment...
Official punishment books provide an intriguing glimpse into the use of corporal punishment in British schools during the mid-twentieth...
The abolition of corporal punishment in Britain’s state education system brought an end not only to the practice itself...
For much of the twentieth century, corporal punishment was deeply embedded in everyday school life across Scotland. The instrument...
It was quite later on in my formative years when I got my first-ever spanking. I was playing baseball...
I was no stranger to smacked bottoms whilst growing up, however, being punished alongside my brothers was a rare...
It was only on rare occasions that my mothers spanked me and my three older sisters. Nevertheless, we all...
I had no real interest in spanking as a young man, although I was smacked as a toddler –...
One particular incident, however, has always remained in my mind. Around 1955, a local woman came to the school...
For many people, the traditional image of girls’ schools evokes thoughts of strict uniforms, impeccable manners, and the old...
The history of corporal punishment in schools often focuses on one particular issue: the image of male teachers administering...