Woodchurch High School Cheshire Amanda Jane I hated Mrs Bracegirdle, can’t remember how many times I got the cane from her – she seemed to love caning people. Janet Simpkin-Mars Ms. Clapp “. She sent me to Ms. Hetherington for a caning. Janet Evans is it just me.or can anyone else rememeber mrs dodd and […]

  Wisewood Sec Sheffield Jane hi i left wisewood in 1982 and remember ms greenwood who was head of girls (pure evil with the cane, use to stand on a chair and hit you on the way down ) Yeomans Bridge Aldershot Doug Janet Bussingham (who got the cane off Miss Davies) Davies for stripping […]

Wingfield Comp Rotherham Mark Miss Staley She gave me the slipper in 1986! Darren Ms Staley (RE) man she was a scary women, that slipper was lethal. Gillian Harrison Mrs Whitely – Only got the cane once! Jane One teacher I certainly didn’t like was Mrs Whitely. She was the one the girls had to […]

Windsor County Grammar Windsor Pat Larkin I remember one girl, not her name, but the picture of her standing on the school’s stage, waiting for ‘the slipper’ has never left me….I don’t recall why she was receiving this awful punishment, but I do know it upset all of us girls. It was unnecessary and uncalled […]

Willows High Schhool Cardiff Pauline yeah slack harris gave me the cane i i dont no ow many times Jeanette Maypine i went 2 willows 74 we use 2 have a laugh had the cane a few times of mrs harris she bloody hurt me

West Hill High Stalybridge Anna Mr Smith – (though he did dish out the slipper) West park Girls High Leeds Mandy Miss Hardy was wicked … she use to love to smack you as hard as possible usually on the bottom, wonder why?

  Westoe Comp South Shields Jules Never had corporal punishment myself but my sister (Karen Stephenson – Nico) got the cane from Mrs Luther (Chemistry Teacher) cos she spotted her from the 3rd floor with a white thing dangling from her mouth…it was actually a kojak lollipop from Bobs shop round the corner but Luther […]

  Wattville Rd Sec Birmingham Kizzy hi there, yes i had the cane many times at wattville rd sec, and i once had 2 strokes on each hand on the stage after assembly in front of the whole school. Beryl I think it was the embarrassment of having to stand before the class to get […]

Wards Bridge High Wolverhampton Karen I attended from 1964 to 1968, Tomkys house, I loved that school even tho Ms Ward gave me the cane twice! Watlands Newcastle-under-Lyme Kenneth Hulme Miss Morris had prepared us for the rigours to come in the real world with her strident voice and her canes.

  Walshaw High Burnley Hena Mrs Jamison- didn’t like her,I was stuck on bog and came a bit late, so i got smack on my bottom at a high school age, she smacked me when i was away on residential at Richmond in Scarbrough… Warbreck High Blackpool Nick Does anyone remember mrs forsdick, she taught […]

Two Trees Comm High Manchester Paul Mrs Smith(scary drama teacher) apart from myself did anyone else suffer the trauma of being slippered by her.God she was effective!!!!!!!!!!!! Julie Also when you got slippered or smacked just for talking in class! Bev Whitaker He had a break time slipper club where we could have biscuits in […]

Tweedmouth Modern Berwick Frances Miss buglass (early 60s) couldnt half use the strap ! her feet used to leave the floor as she brought the strap down on your hand. Anne miss buglass lethal with the cane William Walsh Mrs Thompson. Made you bend over the desk for a whack with the cane. Janice got […]

Tudhoe Grange Co Durham Michelle best teacher was mr yeoman the biology teacher worst was miss bolton she caned me for chewing in class Turton High Bolton Dianne I can remember getting slapped by mrs eccles in the corridor against the wall there were a few of us can’t remember who else though lol. Jacquie […]

Thomas Carlton Secondary Peckham eileen early 60s. Anyone remember Miss Waite? Tall skinny English teacher? She gave me the slipper once! Tulketh High Preston Paula Mr Millward-Hopkins (history) and Mr Hurley were both great teachers in my time!!! Miss Ackers was awful i remember being caned of her a few times after being made to […]

The Grove Comprehensive Nottingham Jackie Yes I remember Miss Hopwood, got the slipper from her many a time, The Meadows Chesterfield Kath Self miss mason,(she caned me) Thistley Hough High Stoke Sinder Dhillon i remember mrs mountford p.e teacher yes she was strict i will never forget her she was the one which gave me […]

The City School Sheffield Sarah Mr tinson (PE) gave me the slipper once for going to the field to fight the brook boys! The Greenhill School Pembroke Isobel Moore Mr Lee Sad to hear of his death. Despite givng me the cane and having numerous visits to his office he was a fair man.

  The Coseley School Bilston Jacqueline Did any body else get the cane at school or was it just me,Jaci Walters and Donna Parker? Got caught smoking behind the sports hall lol The Grange School Runcorn Michelle The teacher I hated the most was Mrs Christie…deputy head…god she was a bit. The amount of times […]

  The Avenue Comprehensive Newton Aycliffe Allison Mallett i went to the avenue comp from 1979 to 1984.thats when my surname was craig my favourite teacher wasmrs nobe even though she caned me a few times she was still a good teacher The City School Sheffield Sarah Old Skool teachers Karen  Mrs Collins (French) never […]

Tennyson High Mablethorpe Lincs Paula wrote at 6:38am on July 18th, 2009 i remember Love giving me and dawn the cane she loved it The Archbishops School Canterbury Alison ye gods of old, i remember gobbo, what a teacher he kept me sane, gave me the cane six times took me to hospital twice and […]

Sundorne Sec Shrewsbury Lynne I remember Mrs Leggot, she was a real bully, she gave me & my friend the cane cos we laughed at her Sutton West High Sutton Julie Oh and i got the slipper from Mr Woodward.

St Wilfrids RC Comp Kerry Remember when we got the cane for singing dirty songs on the way home from school at the back of the 527 bus. I mean, christ, it was outside of school hours and we still got the cane, I would like to see them try that these days. St Wilfrid […]

  St Thomas Moore Stoke Sarah Mrs Devlin i was more scared of her bad breath than the cane. Sturton by Stow Sec Lincoln Judith Lovell went to sturton 75-80 as did all my brothers and sister (not same years) ,remember harrys first to school last home ! bus,gardening lessons,went on the med cruise and […]

  St Theresas RC Lewisham Margaret O’Connor I go right back to when Sr Dolores was Headmistress, boy she was strict and could she give the cane. I had six-of-the-best off her on two ocassions and it flippin hurt. St Thomas More RC Derby Karen Braines miss ashmole always gettin sent 2 her office for […]

St Peters Blackburn Marie Mr Conway lol i think we all have bad memorys of him .i think my worse was when me and patricia manning was running up and down the hall way and he came round corner and caught us .we stopped dead and had to salute to him but we got beaten […]

Streetly Comprehensive Sutton Coldfield Debbie-Lee. God im the oldest here, (I left in 1976) I remember Headmaster Mr Farnsworth, Dep head Mr Basten, the Old Mrs Smedley( who gave me the slipper for wearing makeup and smoking in the girls toilets).

St Nicholas & St Marys Grammar Northwood Denise Let’s go right to the top – Mrs Hoare, small but very scary headmistress. She had a miniature Schnauzer which she used to take to school with her and I used to take it for walks. Didn’t stop me getting the slipper though.

St Malachys High Antrim Julie I got the strap for walking up the stairs on the wrong side by some language teacher(name most gladly forgotten). Hated Mrs. Mulgrew, got the strap from her because I couldn’t find a strap for her to slap Terry Connelly,

St John Vianey Blackpool Carol Lamb Mr Ellam was very nice too although he did lose it with Laura Ashworth one day for talking in science and slippered her in front of the class. St Julians Comp Newport Julie I can remember having the cane from Mr Shurmer for mooching Miss Suttons sewing class!!

St John Payne Catholic Comp Chelmsford Lucy Lynham She was the deputy head, I think, and she gave the girls the cane. All I remember, except she was MEAN! Tony (Anthony) Stacey Mrs Linge (nee White) Oh boy, did she cane me or what! Not bad at teaching maths though, even if she did bar […]

St James Norland Notting Hill Tom Balogh I remember the yoga lessons too. Also the day John Lennon was shot and getting the cane from Miss Simms! St John Fisher Catholic High Dewsbury David Teal mrs grafton, once gave me the cane Theresa Hemming David you never had the cane unless you had it in […]

St Helens Comp Barnsley Tracy- Mrs Amos she was always catching me for smoking in the 5th years girls toilets we would put some one on guard on door and it would …. Natasha is coming she was one scary women haha!!! and warming ur hands up on raidiator before you got that slipper

St Georges School Ipswich Grace Hey St. Georges Girlies Who remembers Fiona Walker getting the cane in assembly at Wicklewood – in front of the whole school? Ill never forget it St Georges Secondary Sleaford Jill the evil mrs reese duty head who gave me the cane, not saying what for!

St Georges Comprehensive Birmingham Pepe wroteon January 10, 2009 at 2:04pm I remember a teacher called Mr Johns anyone remember him?? Also cant remember the headmasters name he gave me the cane! how times have changed……..I was there in 1976/77 Mark Yea Mrs Cook did give the cane and as hard as she could, I […]

Vivien Sparkes (Nee Cornmell) Any body remember miss Gregory (1972) she was in charge of the 1st and 2nd years when we where at the annex at Roberts she gave me the cane and because she was short she stood on a box it was quite funny to see her Ann Miss Toms- she was […]

St George CofE High(St George of England High) Liverpool Norman What did you do Alan? I remember Jill Dunn wacking you with the cane in my room! Andy Remember gregory she had to stand on a chair to cane you though Tommy miss gregory used to stand on a chair to cane you i always […]

St Edmund Arrowsmith Wigan Wendy mr jenkinson how good was he every time u lost the quiz he caned ya he use say bend over and watch the birdie, the wooden bird he had hanging from ceiling, he caned me once jus because i had me tongue out, it use hang out in the corner […]

Joan had the cain nearly every day for being late 6 in the morning and 6 in the afternoon off mr murphy the head and god didi it hurt Pat i had it loads of times for being late oh i hated miss mogan haha Elizabeth Big Bad Bill Barry got me an all, and […]

St Dominics Secondary Liverpool Jackie any girlies ever had the cain off ms walsh or ms lamb ?? that hurt! Mia miss lamb was the best at given the cain, only ad it a couple of times off her, and moggan most mornings for bein late, she liked me so never hurt xx Valerie Yep, […]

St Crispins Wokingham. Mrs Andrews had Janet Joan and myself caned for something we didnt do . Hated her b4 but imagine after. Went home with a stinging hand couldnt complain or bottom would have stung! Graham Miss Brindle (a mighty whacker with the slipper)

Ann-Marie I got caned by mrs reynolds for making too much noise going past the staff room at lunch time…. she asked me did it hurt i said no n she caned the other hand OUCH Andy i remember mrs reynolds, gave me cane for letting a stink bomb off, want even me! moved my […]

Michael Padden The Slipper! LArking about in the dining Hall one afternoon waiting to go swimming, Mrs Ryan, (Small little woman with bleach blonde hair) caught us in the act and told us to see her first thing in the morning for the slipper. The next morning I went and rounded my friend up and […]

St Blaise Middle Bradford Anneliese wrote on November 20, 2008 at 12:38pm Mrs Reynolds was my english teacher. She caned me for sneaking out to the chippy for my dinner. got the cane another time but cant remember why now. Mandy Cox Sister Immaculata In morning assembly she used to make a row of girls […]

St Columbas Comp Liverpool Helen Gaunt Miss Fennerty hated me and I had the cane every afternoon in the 2nd year Mark Watson I remember all the boys in my class getting the cane on our second day for running down the stairs by Annie Kipper. Ellen Does anyone remember Miss Stewart (fish) the music […]

St Benedicts RC Sec Leeds Angela I got the cane almost every week from Miss Freeman. but before we left we actualy became friends.. LOL Julie Leeson Sister Augustine I remember her. She walked in the toilets on me ans Karen Stevenson caught us with cigs. Six of the best on each hand for snoking […]

St Annes RC High Bolton Ann Waterhouse mrs denton she was very handy with the cane but was also respected St Bedes Carlisle Anne this is brill talk about rousing the passed!!! That Sience room was a long 1 & like you say Bill Scott was a dam good shot, i remember once being in […]

St Annes High Durham Alex Being sent to Mrs Ward for a smacked bottom if naughty. St Annes RC High Stockport Yvonne I got the cane off Swindells for nicking off once, and it was the one and only time Margaret Murray this is to Mr kinseller Science teacherI’m the one you made put here […]

  St Albans RC High Manchester Annie Mrs Murohy was certainly good entertainment value – except for the occassion she caned me for spelling my name wrong, even though I hadn’t… Patricia I remember Mr Sullivan the english teacher, in fact I saw him last week he looks the same but older of course, I […]

Solway Community School Cumbria Susan wrote at 2:59pm on October 23rd, 2008 i went to solway school 1975-1980 as susan akitt we had some laughs back then but got the cane Spittal Berwick Donna Mr.Thompson was the only teacher at Spittal that gave you the slipper and it really hurt!

Sleaford County Secondary Lincolnshire Jill wrote on March 10, 2009 at 11:30am hi i was at the sleaford secondary school i am 42 now, living in leeds, the evil Mrs Reese duty head who gave me the cane, not saying what for! Joanne Corder . Nobody mentions Mrs Gresham ‘Betty’ she was one scarey lady […]

Lisa Johnson Mrs Shervington If ever you were kindly invited to her office for the slipper you would either be knocked out by the fumes or forced to cry with the pain of the pump/slipper on your palm. Sonia Parr mrs shervinton I remember shervington and the force behind the slipper. There was also another […]

Rivington Rd High St Helens Joolz and caned by miss howard! Maria She was soooo scary I got the slipper off her for fighting, not very lady like I know ! She gave me a tissue before she slippered me but I wouldnt give her the satisfaction so i didnt cry !

Shirecliffe Sheffield Bullerboy Mrs Brennan used to slipper me and my mate Terry every day Sir Wilfrid Martineau Comp Birmingham Angela she used a slipper on me not the cane it was black and old

Sandbach High School Cheshire Julie Bailey i remember mrjackson mainly, the old mr jackson not the young p.e teacher , he gave me the cane a few times across my hand Sandfield Comp Port Talbot Lisa lol i had the cane off miss chess 6 of the best for messing about out side mr hardy […]

Ryeish Green Wokingham Angela That twat Irish girls PE teacher…she smacked my bum!!!!!! Sacred Heart Girls Liverpool Pauline Jones I remember when we would bunk off we would duck under the window of Bellas office.Also Miss Shotter who went to John Bosco,she was a cow. I had the cane in her office so many times.

Roland Green Comp Nottingham Carmen hahaha…oh Sarah you’re so funny. I remember getting the cane from the really small female teacher who ended up marrying that english teacher…omg can’t remember either names. She had blonde hair and was really petite. She had to lift her entire body in order to reach my hand which I […]

Ribblesdale School Clitheroe Samantha wrote at 1:21pm on October 5th, 2008 miss farley the biatch! i got the cane of her for smoking behind the bike sheds, but always knew to curl ur paml up so it wudnt hurt as much Sandra Wakeling miss farley i always remember queing up for the cane across my […]

Redwell Comprehensive South Shields Gillian Byrne Fatty Williams She caned the whole of 4 general once for singing in the corridor Sharon REMEMBER miss Bruce.. THE BREAD PINCHER,,HAHA.. SHE CANED ME 4 LAUGHING. SHE ALSO CHECKED THE STAFFROOM AND THE TV ROOM TO MAKE SURE NOONE WAS THERE.BE4 SHE CANED ME,

Ramillies Hall Cheadle Hulme Laura I remember getting the slipper a….lot from matron Rawmarsh Comp Rotherham Eira miss Brown-head mistress(tit Brown) i got away with the cane a few times Rawthorpe High School Huddersfield Diane i remember miss genlser, i was in her class in junior school and the only things i remeber about her […]

Rainford High St Helens Jackie i bet i deserved whatever i got even the strap off mrs “red rose in the hair” harris im sure me and netty garnett were messing around as per usual but she flipped and sent me for the black book and the strap didnt stop me gabbing and messing in […]

Radcliffe Secondary Oldham Debbie LOl I was a bad girl..Got the cane across the hand by Big nose head mistress Jones… Radcliffe Secondary Milton Keynes Vicki Levitt ….Fond memories of Mrs Finch givin me the cane Raincliffe School Scarborough Valerie a few miss price was head mistress got the cane of her a few times!!!!!!

Pye Bank Sheffield Nora Were we all in miss smiths class at the end?. Do you remember the cane she had and used it plenty of times. My hands are still smarting lol are yours. Quarrydale Comp Tracie Munks getting caned by miss hale Radcliffe High Manchester Penny I just remembered mrs wild how could […]

Prince Edward School Sheffield Fiat500 i rember miss pilgram (pillywag} she used to take us swimming .she used to stand at the edge of the bath and pull her skirt up to her knees and show us how a frog swims with its legs. all the boys used to look up her skirt to get […]

Portland Comp Worksop Kate God Tracey is mrs mather’s still alive, u know when she used to give lasses the slipper she used to take a run up, so she could smack u as hard as she could, she was a right old battle axe!! Melanie Edwards mrs mather wow was she scary! wasn’t she […]

Pontypool Girls Pontypool Andrea Miss Heinz’s office and that bloody ruler. God could she whack you one with that thing. Porth Technical Grammar Rhondda S Wales Hayley wrote at 3:32pm on March 1st, 2009 I am sure it was cassie who gave me the cane for fighting! I never got over that. it wasn’t even […]

Penshaw Durham Rita Mendham Who can remember girls school head teacher Miss Beany,miss Harmen who i must say liked to give the slipper Plymstock School Plymouth Caroline Hi, i remember getting the cane off Moffatt. She caned about six of us at the front of the class for yapping through her lesson. I put on […]

Pemberton Senior Girls Wigan Linda I also remember Miss Pilling…had the cane once or twice. Pembroke Secondary Bucks Haley I left in 1984 – I used to hang around with mandy and debbie keen,I had my first fight with georgia carter on our second day at pembroke,cos she said i thought i was hard!!! We […]

Naomi Miss Malpass was the younger one a think god what was her name I think she slapped my leg once or twice Janice Do you remember the woman pe teacher, carnt remember her name, she slapped my legs once and left a hand mark on it and you could see her wedding ring mark […]

Park House Sheffield Lyn Remember getting caught smoking in toilets and getting caned by Mrs Millhouses in her office -she was famous for caning across your fingertips, that hurt like hell! Michael Brookes miss hughes. Ethel as we found out one day in assembly, what a star she was to put up with the lads […]

Our Lady & St Bedes Stockton Craig and sister mary went a bit nuts and gave us the cane five times across the left hand. Padstow Comp Nottingham Christine Draper miss cave was domestic science can anyone remember how she would shudder when she gave you the cane. Glennys Pease Miss Staniveski??? English Lit. she […]

Ockbrook Derby Meilee Marts Hi pas member of Ockbrook.. I actually got spanked by Miss Driver once! Ordsall Hall Comprehensive Retford Sue i remember setting the school edge on fire whist having a cigrette waiting for the school bus lol got the cane for that

Nunthorpe Comp Middlesborough Donna Thompson Anyone here old enough to remember Mrs Allen when she was The Head of Girls. I remember being sent to her for the cane once, Oakmead College Bournemouth Dee Oh when I started Miss Hutt was the head and had a cane in the corner of her room.

Neil Miss Lee , a music teacher at Grange, used to jump off a chair to strap you ! Carole Ok hands up (or should that be hands out) anyone old enough to remember the strap. I got it twice lol, both times for smoking round cough corner and yes it bloody hurt! about 7 […]

North Chadderton Comp Manchester Ann cant remember who gave me the strap a couple of times but it bloody stung like mad oowwcchhhh !!!!! Alison i got the strap for eating an ice pop in mr whalleys english class from head of year mrs jessop, didnt see her come in. my mate deborah did and […]

Norfolk School Sheffield lagerlil 29-07-2009, 19:40 Igot caned by a teacher at norfolk school in 1973 for cheeking the dinner lady and refusing to go out in the pouring rain. the teacher who did it was my aunties neighbour too North Axholme School Scunthorpe Sue Mrs Musgrave was the cookery and needlework teacher She once […]

  Netherhall Cambridge Heather Mrs Barrett the headteacher gave me the slipper Netherstowe High Lichfield Sonja Hughes can remember mr harvey very well he called me suzy, sandra, stacey every name except mine… he made me laugh, and cry when i had my legs slapped a few times.

  Moulton John Harrox Spalding Sarah Remember Mrs Jamieson (probably my favourite), Mrs Watts (form tutor the year I left and a penchant for the slipper which was actually a green and white Dunlop trainer), Mountain Ash Comp S Wales Nicola francis the accounts teacherdidnt like me, and i didnt like her, she hit me […]

  Mornington High Wigan Gill Macdonald I left in 1985 Those were the days. Mr Lord, I got the slipper once of Miss Whittaker – she said she wouldn’t hurt cos it was the first time I had been in trouble – what a liar – dunlop greenflash – ouch!!!!! Mortimer Comp South Shields Joanne […]

Moorside High Manchester Thelma Hogg Mr Hayes – maths (frightening, how I remember that cane, Lindsay Sheldon Teacher Memories Miss Clayton who gave me the strap for mascara Moorside High Stoke Joy Simpson Legs slapped numerous times for wearing the old grey school skirt too short – Paul Bateman Mrs. Biddle used the slipper!! (ouch!).

Mesnes High Wigan Pauline Gaster was Percival, I was there 73 – 76 I remember miss Pilling,she caned me twice. Moat Mount School Brent Lesley Think I may be the oldest one so far, at MM 1972-1978. Got some good memories & some that have scared me for life !! Got the slipper from Mr […]

Marr College Troon Claire Miss Beaton, English gave me the belt, i came back in class with a tear in my eye and Stuart Evans was laughing at me, Marshland High Wisbech Mrs flemming or Flob as she was known, gave me the slipper but she was nice she let me choose which hand i […]

  LVS Ascot Sally It was definetly Mr Stonelake during European Studies. I remember it clearly – we all got slippered Manor Secondary Aldershot Sandra maggige lamport and sandra cooper left in 1970 we had mrs hollingdale as head mistress , she ruled that school with am iron rod ! Sandra got the cane from […]

Lime House School Carlisle Nicola Mr Brotherton caught us behind the girl’s dorms, smoking….. we had just moved over to Lime House: we were the Brookfield rejects!!!! I got the slipper from Mrs Rice!!! Sarah If i remember correctly we did get the the slipper, well trainer, well i certainly did!! Littlemead Grammar Chichester Annabella […]

Lavant House Chichester Cressida Then some other older lady who was matron, I got the slipper from her! pmsl… Lee Park & Gateacre Liverpool Jean1954 on Apr 24, 2008, 11:41pm Mrs Lloyed the deputy head, she took great pleasure when she caned me, Lighthall School Solihull Louise Cops Mrs Hunt slippered me for smoking.

Ladywood Comp Birmingham Margaret wrote at 2:50am on January 24th, 2009 . I also remember Mrs Haywood well, she gave me the cane for fighting……… Larne High N Ireland Marls (f) Miss Dundee.. a whizz with the bat… Mr beggs caned me for walking on the grass… Susan I remember Mrs Dundee the P. E […]

Kingstamerton Secondary Plymouth Elaine never got cane or ruler of mo she was da best teacher there, but got da cane of mrs lavery lol Helen If only they knew wat mo was lettin us do.never got the cane off her. she just had it in 4 the boys.LOL. Had cane off mrs matthews ,witch. […]

Kingsleigh Secondary Karen Miss Vardey liked the cane so god help you if she caught you misbehaving. Her room was up a staircase and she terrified everyone. Jane mrs royston she gave me the ruler mrs vardey give me the cane for being cheeky Cynthia Nurse Myself & 2 other girls did let someones tyres […]

Keresley High Coventry Lynda I dont remember having the cane but I remember Miss Marsden’s wooden slipper vividly! Think she carved my name in it in the end!! Simon yes i remember marsdens slipper reguarly Kings Hill Sec Mod Wednesbury Staffs Susan and I used to get into trouble for talking in maths class with […]

Kelvin High Belfast I wonder if Kathleen remembers Mrs McKay?(Science) I best remember her as the only lady teacher who did her own caning.Neither male nor female were At my time in Kelvin, erring lassies were normally sent to Mrs. (Granny) Gallagher for caning Many’s a wee girl came back to class gurning after a […]

  Joseph Whitaker School Mansfield Trudy caning people for silly things, our class all got caned cos someone opened the firedoor and no one owned up, we all got it!!! plus l was caned for smoking in the loo, only problem was, l didnt smoke Sandra Reynolds Mrs Johnson Does anyone remember her? As i […]

Ickneild High Luton Janet Teachers at Ickneild High that terrified me were Mrs Mc Carol (cookery), Mrs Cunningham (needlework), Mrs Froud (headmistress) gave me and Christine King the cane, Janet Getting the cane from Miss Smith and Mrs Froud – the pain. Joseph Eastham High Manchester Julie Iheagwaram miss holden I remember miss holden very […]

  Hundred of Hoo Comprehensive Kent Gill Mrs Thorne – PE –gave me the slipper once and feck did it hurt !!!!! Hurn Court Christchurch Peter Miss Smith. I remember on one occasion, she slippered me because I went to the toilet in the middle of the night once Huyton with Roby Secondary Liverpool Joan […]

Holmwood Secondary Slough Julie Carter I remember Mr Wharton rural studies, got the cane many times, Honley High Kirklees Julie LOL, yunguns today. You should have tried being at Honley when Old Ma Lees was there. You got the slipper for wearing the wrong socks! Horley Comp Horley Julie miss weeks and her slipper, got […]

High Ridge Scunthorpe Stephen I remember Mrs Wright smacking my arse cos I wouldnt pay attention in Art Mrs (Fanny) Whitehouse The name of her infamous cane was the “Brute” I know, because the name is etched in my hand. Hill Top High West Bromwich Donna it was hatherton gail i had the cane off […]

North Axholme School Scunthorpe Sue Mrs Musgrave was the cookery and needlework teacher She once sent me to see Mrs Thornton for laughing and I got the cane (youre right she loved it) Andrea Mrs Thornton (Head mistress)(she enjoyed giving the cane)

Netherstowe High Lichfield Sonja Hughes can remember mr harvey very well he called me suzy, sandra, stacey every name except mine… he made me laugh, and cry when i had my legs slapped a few times. Norfolk School Sheffield lagerlil 29-07-2009, 19:40 I got caned by a teacher at norfolk school in 1973 for cheeking […]

Mountain Ash Comp S Wales Nicola francis the accounts teacherdidnt like me, and i didnt like her, she hit me once so i hit her back, and i had to go to miss harrison needlework( mrs lewis) my form teacher, and she gave me the cane twice across my hand !! Netherhall Cambridge Heather Mrs […]

Mossley Hollins High Manchester Nicky Erm… letting a stink bomb in sewing with Helen Kinsey and getting the cane off Mrs Mullaney!!! Moulton John Harrox Spalding Sarah Remember Mrs Jamieson (probably my favourite), Mrs Watts (form tutor the year I left and a penchant for the slipper which was actually a green and white Dunlop […]

Mornington High Wigan Gill Macdonald I left in 1985 Those were the days. Mr Lord, I got the slipper once of Miss Whittaker – she said she wouldn’t hurt cos it was the first time I had been in trouble – what a liar – dunlop greenflash – ouch!!!!! Mortimer Comp South Shields Joanne i […]

Moorside High Manchester Thelma Hogg Mr Hayes – maths (frightening, how I remember that cane, Lindsay Sheldon Teacher Memories Miss Clayton who gave me the strap for mascara Moorside High Stoke Joy Simpson Legs slapped numerous times for wearing the old grey school skirt too short – Paul Bateman Mrs. Biddle used the slipper!! (ouch!).

Mesnes High Wigan Pauline Gaster was Percival, I was there 73 – 76 I remember miss Pilling,she caned me twice. Moat Mount School Brent Lesley Think I may be the oldest one so far, at MM 1972-1978. Got some good memories & some that have scared me for life !! Got the slipper from Mr […]

Marr College Troon Claire Miss Beaton, English gave me the belt, i came back in class with a tear in my eye and Stuart Evans was laughing at me, Marshland High Wisbech Mrs flemming or Flob as she was known, gave me the slipper but she was nice she let me choose which hand i […]

LVS Ascot Sally It was definetly Mr Stonelake during European Studies. I remember it clearly – we all got slippered Manor Secondary Aldershot Sandra maggige lamport and sandra cooper left in 1970 we had mrs hollingdale as head mistress , she ruled that school with am iron rod ! Sandra got the cane from her […]

Lime House School Carlisle Nicola Mr Brotherton caught us behind the girl’s dorms, smoking….. we had just moved over to Lime House: we were the Brookfield rejects!!!! I got the slipper from Mrs Rice!!! Sarah If i remember correctly we did get the the slipper, well trainer, well i certainly did!! Littlemead Grammar Chichester Annabella […]

Lavant House Chichester Cressida Then some other older lady who was matron, I got the slipper from her! pmsl… Lee Park & Gateacre Liverpool Jean1954 on Apr 24, 2008, 11:41pm Mrs Lloyed the deputy head, she took great pleasure when she caned me, Lighthall School Solihull Louise Cops Mrs Hunt slippered me for smoking.

Kingstamerton Secondary Plymouth Elaine never got cane or ruler of mo she was da best teacher there, but got da cane of mrs lavery lol Helen If only they knew wat mo was lettin us do.never got the cane off her. she just had it in 4 the boys.LOL. Had cane off mrs matthews ,witch. […]

Ladywood Comp Birmingham Margaret wrote at 2:50am on January 24th, 2009 . I also remember Mrs Haywood well, she gave me the cane for fighting……… Larne High N Ireland Marls (f) Miss Dundee.. a whizz with the bat… Mr beggs caned me for walking on the grass… Susan I remember Mrs Dundee the P. E […]

Kingsleigh Secondary Karen Miss Vardey liked the cane so god help you if she caught you misbehaving. Her room was up a staircase and she terrified everyone. Jane mrs royston she gave me the ruler mrs vardey give me the cane for being cheeky Cynthia Nurse Myself & 2 other girls did let someones tyres […]

Keresley High Coventry Lynda I dont remember having the cane but I remember Miss Marsden’s wooden slipper vividly! Think she carved my name in it in the end!! Simon yes i remember marsdens slipper reguarly Kings Hill Sec Mod Wednesbury Staffs Susan and I used to get into trouble for talking in maths class with […]

Kelvin High Belfast I wonder if Kathleen remembers Mrs McKay?(Science) I best remember her as the only lady teacher who did her own caning.Neither male nor female were At my time in Kelvin, erring lassies were normally sent to Mrs. (Granny) Gallagher for caning Many’s a wee girl came back to class gurning after a […]

Joseph Whitaker School Mansfield Trudy caning people for silly things, our class all got caned cos someone opened the firedoor and no one owned up, we all got it!!! plus l was caned for smoking in the loo, only problem was, l didnt smoke Sandra Reynolds Mrs Johnson Does anyone remember her? As i certainly […]

  Joseph Eastham High Manchester Julie Iheagwaram miss holden I remember miss holden very well the amount of times i actually got the cane from this lady was amazing Michael Aldred hi remember miss holden wow could she use that cane even thou she was half dead ,wow dident half hurt lol Jane Roche Mayall […]

Ickneild High Luton Janet Teachers at Ickneild High that terrified me were Mrs Mc Carol (cookery), Mrs Cunningham (needlework), Mrs Froud (headmistress) gave me and Christine King the cane, Janet Getting the cane from Miss Smith and Mrs Froud – the pain

Huyton with Roby Secondary Liverpool Joan I went to Huyton With Roby Secondary School, its on Rupert Road- now its Knowsley Community College. In those days you really did as you were told and the teacher was the master. Our old music teacher Mr Harry Leader stood no messing around. When anybody got disciplined he […]

Hundred of Hoo Comprehensive Kent Gill Mrs Thorne – PE –gave me the slipper once and feck did it hurt !!!!! Hurn Court Christchurch Peter Miss Smith. I remember on one occasion, she slippered me because I went to the toilet in the middle of the night once

Holmwood Secondary Slough Julie Carter I remember Mr Wharton rural studies, got the cane many times, Honley High Kirklees Julie LOL, yunguns today. You should have tried being at Honley when Old Ma Lees was there. You got the slipper for wearing the wrong socks! Horley Comp Horley Julie miss weeks and her slipper, got […]

High Ridge Scunthorpe Stephen I remember Mrs Wright smacking my arse cos I wouldnt pay attention in Art Mrs (Fanny) Whitehouse The name of her infamous cane was the “Brute” I know, because the name is etched in my hand. Hill Top High West Bromwich Donna it was hatherton gail i had the cane off […]

(the one armed bandit) in the 1st year cos Juliet Johnson and Tricia Sykes had a fight…ok Juliette wanted to fight me but she was hard and there was no way!”! So Tricia defended my honour and we all ended up getting the strap… Heather I remember starting the 1st year and Juliette Johnson wanted […]

Hermitage Comp S Shields Jackie Webb I REMEMBER GETTING THE CANE OVER ME FINGERS OFF MRS COPEMAN [I think thats her name ] it stung for hours for back answering her a never did it again..

Hengrove School Bristol Angela , I even remember Mrs Tubb giving him the slipper. Jackie I remember Miss Tubb *Bitch gave me the slipper once*, Heolddu Comprehensive Cardiff Helen Kerry Edwards i remember, he gave me the cane!! Herbert Morrison ? Donna Mrs Burgess was kool although she caned me one time

Heartsease High Norwich Maxine yes mrs mansfield was pe and biology.I use to get a lift to school with her in her little red spit fire car i felt like the bees knees.Mind you i had had the slipper from her on many occasions!!ouch bloody plimsoles stung like hell on the rear Lucy Slipper ! […]

Harper Green School Bo;ton Irene i remember miss bradbury. maried name i think mortimer. She was the games teacher. how many people had their legs slapped by her Sue Sharp Miss Bradbury then Mrs Mortimer PE Teacher – she used to slap your legs if you were mucking about in class. I’ve still got the […]

Harold Hill Romford Linda I loved it at Harrowfields I was there from 1958 to 1962 ,many years ago .We used to have a fag behind the wall ,we used to bunk off and go over the manor ,got caught a few times .got the cane about 3 times

Hampton Park Southampton Maggie Did anyone ever get the cane or slipper and why?? I did for stealing sweets from “Spar” shop next door. Tried to quickly think – but messed up – gave my own name (deeerrr) but Glen Eyre School!!!??!! I remmeber after lunch Sinclair came in – my stomach churned – he […]

Halyard Sec Mod Luton JillI was one of the first pupils to go to this school when it opened, i was there for 4 years. Who remembers Miss Fenn, she gave naughty girls the cane. In those days you got the cane for any trivial thing.

Halifax Catholic High Halifax Annmarie I remember Mrs Frane, spent many a time in her office felt that strap many a time as well….. Halifax High Halifax Andrea Turpin Ski in off and being caught. Had been in hx town with Alison Whitely, Diane Whippey. When we got back in school we all got caned […]

Great Marlow School Marlow Karen Pam Moores the Drama teacher was cool she always listened to our opinions, but as she was the one that caned the girls u didnt wanna upset her Greystones Sheffield Hetty Miss Hornsey of Greystones Sec Mod caned me for forgetting the book White Fang by Jack London. The title […]

Grange Comm Kettering Princess I remember Mr Cooke and his cane . . . had that a few times!! Grange School Oldham Suzanne havin the strap of mrs butterworth for punchin jason wrigley Dave Mrs Coleman Dep Hd Middle School. Used to stand on a chair to strap cos she was so small Neil Miss […]

Glenmoor Bournemouth Suzanne Lowe During lessons Miss Shaw would tour the corridors and god help anyone who had been sent out of lessons, I hid in the toilets once to avoid her, all the time I was there only one girl got the cane and she was expelled, Golborne Comp Warrington Daniel Mrs Freeman (Dep […]

George Tomlinson Bolton Carole MISS SHORT, I Remember her very well, n her black ballerina slipper my arse and that slipper was best of friends Gleadless Valley Sheffield Carol 123 remember the head mistress she was only little but could use the cane! Vivian Haigh summer dress was yellow stripped dress i hated it. miss […]

George Eliot Community Nuneaton Gaynor Ah the memories of getting caned by Mrs Shennon( god it hurt!) Dawn Daffern Mrs Matthews Music Teacher Very strict and fond of her cane Marie-claire .mrs thompson was still there last year i got the cane twice off her and evil edna hall but ayho i was bad

Frecheville School Sheffield Janet Alexa What Was The Name Of The Dippy Music Teacher, She Was Short And Had Blonde Hair, I Hated Her She Gave Me The Cane For Throwing Snow!…bitch Linda I remember Miss Green she caned me for leaning my head forward in assembly line up. Frederick Gent Alfreton Gillian We never […]

Fairfax Sutton Coldfield Fiona i had the slipper from mr crowther!!! Fairfax Community Bradford Dot I was one of the first pupils when it opened i was Called Birkby then mr Fennell was head i got the cane for going up the wrong staircase Ferndale Comprehensive S Wales Diane February 7, 2008 at 1:31pm i […]

Exeter Secondary Stamford Lisa I also remember fanny giving me the cane for being caught at the bottom of the playground with the smokers..god that stung lol Kim Hodgett The Cane! Probably the only entire 5th year in history to get the cane for being out of bounds! Melanie hi mark i was at school […]

Eastbourne School Darlington Dennis mrs knight who gave me the cane. Edgbaston CofE College Birmingham Rebekah ! Mrs Soan spanked people Elliott Durham Comp Nottingham Kirstie the first week i started at elliott durham i got the cane from mrs fogg (deputy head) for writing on a wall outside. English Martyrs Sec Consett Angela hi […]

Dryden Senior High Gateshead Valrie Hogg miss nichols had a pretty mean righthand with the cane lol Duffryn Comprehensive Port Talbot Alison the cane off cliff david cos i was caught smoking!!!!!!(at least 3 times a week) Durrants School Herts neill In our second year our form teacher was Miss.Slieght. I can remember her taking […]

Devonport Secondary Plymouth Maria Getting the cane was the fun bit about going to school, it meant you did something fun! Lizzie Got the honour to say, i was the first girl ever given six of the best,followed by Judie Bromely Janis I left devonport secondary having the cane off mr worrell , the teachers […]

Derwent School Derbyshire I can recall one poor girl when we were all in assembly. Her name was called out and she had to go up on to the stage as she had done something bad. She got the cane on her bottom in front of the whole school. Tracy Sadler 2/22/2002 Miss Morse and […]

Culverhouse Secondary Essex …Anne .Mrs Impey was such a kind person, she only caned me when i really deserved it! Maureen Hatton Mrs Robinson was Deputy Head, Domestic Science and Sewing teacher while I was one of the very first pupils at Culverhouse School. She was very well respected as it was her that dealt […]

Crumlin High Belfast Yvonne One of my vivid memories of bein at Crumlin High was getting canned by Mr Beresford..quite a few of us actually. We were in the library at class and after lunch we had to move to room 4 (not sure what way the classes are today), we had to come down […]

Miss Platt, with her famous leather strap and “Punishment Book”. She strapped our entire 1st year class for talking while she was out of the room. Barbara I remember we had a strap at Counthill, a whole group of us got 1 strap each from the cookery teacher coz somebody had eaten some raisins. Crawfordton […]

  Corona Academy London Caroline- Kemi Hi everyone I was at Corona ’88- ’89 and then i left because it was closing down, which was a real shame… i had some good memories there. I got the slipper and the cane off Murial a couple of times, Counthill School Oldham Sherrelle mr wild carnt say […]

Copley High School Stalybridge Sally I left in 82 flo left when we left i remember you joanne i used to hang around with sharron walker ‘lorraine willis & that lot got in trouble a few times for hanging around with the older girls . i had the cane of flo got caught smoking & […]

Coney Green School Bury Alicia Mr Smith was my form tutor, how lucky was I! He gave me the slipper on more than one occasion in that little room between the labs.. Convent of the Holy Family Tooting Diane Did’t you get into trouble for that?? I always managed to dodge them but am sure […]

Clitheroe Grammar Lancs Nicola Mrs Clarkson? Long red hair. She walloped my arse one time cos i was leaning over a desk chatting. Clough Hall Stoke Julie remember having the CANE! from Mr Poles, thanks to Marion. Spitting on my lap. Cockshut Birmingham Jon having the slipper off Miss Bell the history teacher, but the […]

Christ the King Southport Mary Booth Miss DLacy Ann was to be feared if you forgot to bring your PE kit or hadn’t whitened your pumps. Worse than that was to have to hand in a D-merit, the strap would almost certainly come out then. Maureen Barnes i attended olol from 1960 to 1965. i […]

Chesterton Comm HS Staffs Emma can remember, mrs marsdon for maths with the cane scary. Tina Mr west was nicknamed hitler can any of u remember when he had a wardrobe in his office and in it was just 1 cane…i didnt beleive it till i got called in for the cane then i just […]

Chadwell Heath High Romford Chris(m) Ms Watson. Sado This women got pleasure using the cane or slipper i could see her smile with each wack. Charlton School Telford Serena school skirts had to be knee length, navy blue knickers at all times!!, boys had the cane and girls had the slipper Chelmsford Comp Chelmsford Judyth […]

Central High School for Girls Manchester Lolli which one was used on you…. come on girls… hands up or rather hands out with palms up at arms length. Who dished out the punishment?. I only got it once, (once was enough) caned by Mrs Wilde. Could tell she did’nt like doing it cos afterward she […]

Castlefield School High Wycombe Jennifer boy do I remember Mr Taylor and his cane but does anyone remember Mr Shackle he was the previous and was at Oakridge Primary School I thought I’d escaped him but shortly after i got into Castlefield he also followed I got the slipper from him at Oakridge for harming […]

Cardinal Wiseman Birmingham Jackie Shemmell anyone from the 70s i can remember gettin the cane from mrs bolan i think her name was Carleton High Pontefract Sarah Mrs Crowhurst threw chalk at us and slapped my thigh when i was wearing shorts and it left a red mark. Carmountside Junior High Stoke Sharon Bloody hell […]

Carbrook Sheffield Clifflad I received the cane from Miss Renshaw in 1954 and it still stings. Roggert miss egerton was one of my teachers she had a stick that she whacked us with called excalibur Cardinal Newman Wigan Elaine Roberts mrs ryan deputy head very strict woman caned me once for smoking in the toilets […]

Bury Grammar Bury Zahra I then got caned by Mrs. Stoddard Caldicot School Monmouthshire Doreen Bryant I was taken to the Headmaster for punching a boy in the face and making his nose bleed. It seemed to open like a flower and there was blood everywhere. I just couldn’t believe it and how I got […]

Burrington Sec Mod Plymouth Avril Hi all…I used to be called Avril Nicholls and I doubt very much if anyone out there would remember me…I left I the stone age of 1966 to go to Art College with Linda Adams (now Rubin). Was in 4 North when I left ( I think?)…Mr Lovis was our […]

Brookfield Comp Merseyside Jenny I left brookie in 1964, Mr Reading also in cap and gown but them days you wouldnt have looked sideways cos the good old cane come out. must admit I was on the recieving end of the cane but only the once learnt my lesson quickly Irene Wood does anyone remember […]

i remember that, because i borrowed a tennis racket too!!!! if i remember right, we had the cane together i rememner getting the cane and slipper on several occasions. on one occasion, mr o told me to take my tights off….. Rachel I remember getting the cane twice in ’86. The second time a few […]

Broadgate School Nottingham Mel I got the cane on about 3 seperate occasions, and the day trip to sudbury too and slippered twice Hazel I kept it quiet when i got the cane! – i didnt realise he did it to everyone!! – i got it on my hands because i forgot my tennis racket. […]

Boston Spa Comp Boston Spa Michele I was there 78-81 but can’t remember any names must b all the times i got the cane Brentford Secondary Modern Richmond Twickenham Times Two fourth year girls at Brentford Secondary Modern school, Margaret Gatfield and Valerie Turner, both 15, have complained to their parents that they have been […]

Bluecoat School Oldham Elaine We had an absolute horror bag as Dep Head at Bluecoat Comp Mrs Pacey ! Mr McAlister was the Head but she was a right dragon The strap and cane were widely used there I was in Mothersill house in the early 1970 s Anyone else there at that time apparently […]

Blaydon Grammar/Comp Blaydon Diane Gills anyone remember Mrs. Turnbell in the lower school (bottom of Shibdon Bank) me and Lynne Dawson got the slipper because Lynne went to the loo as the bell went and I waited for her (playing 2 baller on the toilet door) so we got the slipper for ignoring the bell […]

Berwick Middle Berwick Janice got 6 ov the belt for cutting the corners of a cake a made in cookery class ,well ma mam gave me a round tin to put it in ,so a had to cut the corners of to fit in the bloody tin Margaret Me and Isa used to get the […]

Beccles Secondary Beccles Suffolk Susan One memory from school days was when Marianne Maser and I got the slipper from Mrs Banns (big black plimsol actually) for laughing in the bike shed with the boys, Benjamin Gott High Leeds Tracey The worst teacher was either Mrs o’connor, got a caning or 2 from her… or […]

Beacon Hill Wallsend Pamela i remember mrs anderson the old bag gave me the strap nd it bloody hurt Beal High Ilford Sue Mrs Arnold now that was a bitch from hell!! Forever outside her office with Sandra Simmons and Sam Dow!!! And she caned me once Beaver Hill Secondary Sheffield RoseHadi I can remember […]

Bev Wells miss harding was head i had a few canes of that old cow lol ! ———- Battersea County School Wandsworth Kim I will start this group off by grassing myself off….. got the cane off deputy head Miss Carrey for playing the piano in music lesson…. well the teacher was late for this […]

    Ashfield Comp Nottingham Angie i went to ashfield comp. mr lee was the headmaster, there was two nuns that taught there, sister philomena and sister mary ann assumpta, two harridons if there was ever any. got cane on more than one occasion Aston Manor Birmingham Margaret Reeves I also remember Mrs Haywood well, […]

Ardnaveigh High Antrim Julie I always remembered Mrs Beatty – Art she was cool!! and not very good with a cane – lucky for me!!! Cara Mrs Anderson gave me the cane for smoking in the bathrooms. Nicky Remember being caned by mrs Beatty for making a noise in the corridor outside the hall where […]

Albright High Warwickshire Gail Green I also got caned by the head mr masterton Balbir Kallah (F) I got caned a few times. By Miss Boots and also by Mr Masterson. ONce for being late for Mrs Pearces history lesson. Half the class were late as we all always use to hang around at the […]

Senior Abbotswood Middle Southampton Eric Remember having the ruler across my hands a few time’s from Dee-oo & also the slipper from Miss Chalk on a regular basis whilst in her class,it was not a nice floppy asda style granny slipper but what at the time seemed a mans size 12 primsole Ainsdale High Southport […]

Depending on how fast the teacher marked them, we would get the results back any day from Tuesday to Friday. Most of the slippering took place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It was pot luck that decided whether you got two whackings in close succession if you did badly in two tests. With tests in […]

There was no sense of schadenfreude only sympathy but there was a desire to view my beaten bottom. I naturally complied and dropped my trousers so that the damage could be inspected. My classmated expressed a sense of shock at the state of my bottom although one or two implied that I deserved what I […]

At least I was not expected to take part in the rest of the lesson and was instructed to go and get changed and wait in the changing room for the lesson to end.I duly made my way out of the gym feeling very sorry for myself all the time caressing my throbbing backside.On reaching […]

The pain was indescribable and I think I let out an “OW!” to signify my distress. I managed to hold my position which meant that number three was not long in coming. I knew this one would test my resolve to the limit so I just gritted my teeth and waited. Two taps and then […]

My bottom was facing the class so everyone would observe the effects of the punishment.After a few seconds, I felt a couple of gentle taps on the middle of my bottom followed shortly by a terrific smack which caused me to take a couple of steps forward. The smack coincided with an explosive noise like […]

Even one whack with the plimsoll would leave the victim’s bottom with a dark red raised welt which would hurt like hell and leave a bruise so three strokes would be excruciating. I was instructed to come to the front of the class and bend over. There was complete silence from the rest of the […]

I felt a mixture of irritation at my own stupidity and despair at what was to come. I had been slippered previously and knew how much it hurt. In my school the slipper hurt far more than the cane and was generally feared by all the boys. I stood there for what seemed like minutes […]

I must admit it was a stupid and dangerous thing to do as if it had hit another member of the class could have caused a nasty injury. The teacher was not sure who had kicked the ball so he immediately asked who was responsible. I had no option but to own up and admit […]

I guess this may have been due to the fact that it was administered across PE shorts, it was a young fit PE teacher that administered the punishment and also in order for a cane to be delivered accurately generally a full swing cannot be employed whereas with a plimsoll it can be applied as […]

Nearly all the slipperings at my school were administered by PE staff and invariably it was carried out with the victim clad only in a thin pair of PE shorts. I have witnessed many boys being slippered and it is true to say that the PE teacher would wallop as hard as he could.Even after […]

I was quite shocked the first time I was slippered at grammar school as I hadn’t expected it to hurt that much. It was only two smacks as well. I did get two token slipperings at junior school from a female teacher but these were very soft smacks. What hurt more was a spanking from […]

Some of the slipperings described here do seem rather severe,, At grammar school it was pretty rare for 2 smacks to be exceeded, though one boy did get six. I didn’t witness this but was told the smacks were not too severe. Just two smacks could seriously hurt, particularly in PE wearing just tight shiny […]

For me slippering was very different at home then at school. At home, my father would use one of his moccasin slippers – an old pair was kept in the top drawer of his wardrobe. Slipperings usually happened first thing on a Saturday morning whilst Mum was out shopping and would take place with me […]

    I didn’t find the black ones worse than the white ones. In fact the ones I remember best were white as it happens. I agree about the sound of the slipper. That is something that made a deep impression on me. The slipper produced a loud room-filling thwack each time it landed on […]

I certainly agree that the most effective slippers were the ones with very flexible soles. The gym shoes that are on the market these days are far too heavy and rigid. The ones that really hurt at school had a thin, smooth, flexible sole and a very light canvas upper. One trick used by some […]

I think you are right to compare a slipper with a short thick strap. Experiments in my youth showed that the slippers that hurt most were the ones with the most pliable soles – especially the cheap ones with a black canvas upper. These acted very much like a strap, especially if the upper was […]

Another curious incident happened in my third year. We had a boy with a minor physical disability (a club foot). He never seemed to get in trouble. Then one day he was due to be slippered with a group of boys by the French teacher (I think for failing a test). He told the teacher […]

Another incident I recall happened in my second year. I mentioned in my article that “Tab”, the southpaw English teacher with the fastest swing in the western world, slippered two boys for copying homework. A few weeks later Tab called 6 boys (including me) to the front at the start of a lesson and announced […]

Sometimes the test papers were handed back before the slippering was done. Boys would then skim through their exam papers in the hope of finding that the teacher had made a mistake, for example by marking a correct answer as wrong or by adding up the marks incorrectly. Boys sometimes managed to reduce the number […]

I don’t know whether these excuses were ever checked. Failure to do homework on time was another area where it was sometimes worth a try: “But, sir. I did my homework. Honestly, sir, I did. But I left it home. I forgot to put in in my bag.” Just once in a while that one […]

Most of the time, in fact practically always, boys just accepted their fate. They bent over when they were told and stayed in position until they were told to get up. I have been racking my brain trying to recall the few isolated instances when there was some attempt to persuade the teacher to change […]

  I was Slippered several times each term right through Secondary school till 5th Year, my Housemaster also Slippered me once in 6th Form. As has been stated was seen as normal and we all accepted it as part of school life. No point complaining to my parents because my dad had a slipper too!!

The Slipper was the main form of Corporal Punishment used at my Boys Catholic Secondary school. If you misbehaved in class or around the school a teacher or prefect would fill in a Reference Slip and that went to your Housemaster and you had to report to him at the end of the school day, […]

If a boy was informed that he was going to be slippered did he just accept his fate or did he offer excuses eg I wasn’t able to revise because …. or did he beg his teacher not to slipper him because he was just downright scared. If it was the latter two was he […]

  Then in the last week of term, one poor lad forgot his. I remember talking to him during the lunch break. He was terrified at the prospect of getting 12 of the slipper. He was already in tears when he walked out to the front of the class. In fact the teacher rather generously […]

Most of us coped surprisingly well, some better than others. For some boys it was undoubtedly an ordeal. Some boys worried about it a lot if they knew they were in for a major whacking. In the second term of the first year we had a recorder lesson every week in Music. The teacher had […]

“If I had attended King’s school during the period you were there I’m not sure how I would have coped. For me, there would have been a mixture of fear and despair. If I knew that I was in for a sound slippering I would have found sleeping difficult the night before particularly if the […]

I mentioned in an earlier post the first time I saw someone get 12 (the boy who urinated in the shower after P.E.). The next day he had the misfortune to be slippered again in the classroom. He and another boy got two each for talking in French. I remember how utterly miserable he looked […]

I would have been consumed with fear watching a boy have his bottom soundly whacked knowing that I was next in line. I guess it was a sort of relief once the punishment had been carried out but having to sit through a lesson with a throbbing backside knowing that there may be some in […]

I have tried to put myself as a 14 year old in the situations that you so vividly describe. I had the slipper a few times at school from the PE staff and it hurt like hell. Consequently, I did my best to avoid it. If I had attended King’s school during the period you […]

  On the subject of fairness, though it may seem surprising to some, I don’t think we found the regime unfair at the time. The slipper was just part of school life for us. We accepted it as normal. We didn’t like getting it but it wasn’t the end of he world. The teachers certainly […]

This was done in order to avoid having too much slippering to do. He reckoned he had it about right if he had to slipper 5 or 6 boys out of a class of 30. He pointed out that with 7 or 8 classes to teach that was quite a lot of slippering to do […]

I never heard of a lower pass mark being set explicitly for boys of less ability butI I know that some of the teachers tried to be more generous when marking the papers of boys who had less aptitude for the subject in question. I was told that a few years later by one of […]