1960 – Mr Reeves was Added by Barbara Coleman The Headmaster. Cane for the boys. Slipper for the girls. A very fair-minded man.
Curl edge street primary school, Paignton
1964 – Mr Saunders Added by Nicola Brown Mr. Saunders was infamous for his use of the ruler. I was often the recipient of a ruler across my out stretched hand. He was also fond of throwing chalk and the duster.
I never had Mrs Spring but she was an excellent teacher. I was terrified of her.
I can remember a couple of boys managing to get on top of the cubicles in the toilets and...
Possibly – but more likely, it was just understood that corporal punishment was less useful and less effective with...
I can say, politically, he’d probably have been much happier teaching in an independent school, and I can also...
The extent of the director’s energy — or it might be truer to say mania — is shown by...
That same girl was once whacked on the behind by another boy with one of the large maths books...
I found that when the first stroke landed across my buttocks it took a second or two for the...
You’ve ever right to feel the way you want to about your experiences – but other people have the...
The 12 whack limit applied to all age groups, so it was possible for the younger boys to get...