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...
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...
Even as late as 1980, in some private schools, boys could still be required to lower their trousers before...
It appears that this particular teacher relied heavily on corporal punishment, administering smacks to both boys and girls as...
At one English boarding school during the 1960s, only the Headmistress had the authority to administer the cane. Every...
Looking back on my school days, it is extraordinary how different attitudes towards discipline were from those we hold...
One of the things that is often forgotten when we look back at our schooldays is that the education...
There was a time when corporal punishment was accepted as part of everyday school life. A smack, a slipper,...
There are some childhood memories that gradually fade with time. Others remain as vivid as if they happened yesterday....
There are some people who collect stamps, others who treasure old postcards or family photographs. My own rather unusual...