I also remember one lady teacher taking her belt out of her desk and down to the hall where she held it behind her back whilst we were getting our class photograph taken – why, goodness knows!
However at Secondary School in the late ’60s the belt was used daily, but very seldom on girls and generally only by the deputy rector who was a lady. I recall some girls asking to be belted instead of doing lines but being refused.
Nearly all teachers owned a belt and lady teachers belted boys all the time – most were barely effective, but one or two were devastating. Their ability seemed to rest with the type of belt they had – a stiff 2 tail Lochgelly being the best (or worst).