There was a fair amount of fladge meted out at Ainsdale, according to former pupils on the Friends Reunited site. The inappropriately named Mr. Christian appears to have been particularly enthusiastic.
a fair bit was handed out but “Taffy” Christian was actually quite a fair man and he only picked on “hard” cases. But when he did hand it out, most people would be trembling in their plimsolls. Another equally feared teacher was a guy called Astin, VERY unpleasant.
Neither of these men were anything near as fierce as my old primary school teacher “MR KEARNS” who slippered me 11 times ruthlessly.On 5 of these occasions it was all the boys out to the front, but on one occasion after he slippered all the boys he then ordered all the girls out and spanked them with his hand, most girls got a little slap but one poor girl and I have seen her name on the friends reunited list got a right hiding