Friends Reunited CP: New
References
Primary
Schools
The now famous
website where old school pals can contact each other, and
members can add their teacher and school memories too,
including some references to corporal punishment. Here`s some
I found.
All new
references from Friends Reunited will appear here before
being transferred to the main lists.
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references/pictures are new. Future updates marked *
Anerley Primary, Bromley
Janet McAleer - 1961
Mr Skellet - Headmaster. I always
remember the pupils waiting outside his office for the slipper or
cane - did it do anybody any harm?
Janette Child - 1965
Mr Jenkinson - He was one of my
best teachers. Also wrote with an ink pen and had the best hand
writing. He had 6 plimsoles on the radiator. What ever day it
was, and you had been naughty you would get the slipper. Friday
was the worst, the sole was coming off.
Alfred Pritchard, London
Brenda Herbert - 1962
Mr Holtz - He always wore a black 3
piece suit and carried a cane or ruler, I know through bitter
experience.
Alwyn Primary, Maidenhead
Patricia Shaw - 1948
Sports days - I remember sports
days when it never rained and the grass patch seemed endlessly
long when your little legs got so tired running. The 'shed' as we
called it had the same cobwebs in 1948! Unlike my daughter I have
no memories of playing kiss and knickerchase, but I do remember
Miss Pickering caning the back of my legs for talking. We could
do with a few of her these days.
Baden Powell & St Peter`s CofE
VC Primary, Poole
Sarah Jewell - 1982
Mr Watts - Bend Over, Touch Your
Toes,......WHACK!....
Belmont Junior, London
Gail Evans - 1965
Mr Maguire - I remember this man
very well. Small, fit and always immaculate. The 'daily ten' each
morning would reduce me to a gibbering wreck and how well I
remember the ritual taking off of the glasses, polishing them,
and replacing them to check that it was really me holding up my
hand on the rare occasions that I managed to get more than 4 or 5
correct. He also used to chalk up a ping pong bat, put you over
his knee and wallop your backside.
Biggin Hill, Bromley
Zoe Humphries - 1982
Mr Thomas - Two
words.................."The Slipper"
Brettenham Primary School
Angela Wicker - 1967
Ms Best - I remember getting the
cane from Ms Best for mucking about in the dinner line with
Sharon Rice - we were barking like dogs - trust us.
Courthouse Primary, Maidenhead
Yvonne Icke - 1976
Does anyone else remember getting
the slipper when you were naughty? I once got a football boot by
mistake, ouch! Had a lovely pattern on my bum!
Chesterfield Junior School
Linda Nicol - 1973
Miss Squires - Miss Squires was
always shouting at me and asking why I was not more like Julie
Frith. I'll never forget the day she gave me the slipper, (OUCH).
Crofton Junior, Bromley
Pamela Ranson - 1951
Mrs Challis - WOW! I remember HER!
Bit free with the corporal punishment, wasn't she?
Crosshouse Primary School, Crosshouse,
Scotland
Mary Brown - 1976
The Belt - I
remember getting the belt every single day for a year from Mrs
Shields for getting one or more answers wrong in Mental
Arithmetic. It never made me any better with numbers !!
Left: Mary Brown got the belt
"Every single day for a year" at school.
Cleadon Park Primary School, South
Shields, England
Avril Telfer - 1956
Mr Sigsworth - Very
mean and very handy with the cane - he got me twice. I would love
to meet up with him again!!!!!
Anna Hogg - 1961
Mr Ellis - Yes, Alister I
remember the bamboo cane in Mr Ellis' class very well - I was
fortunate in as much as I could spell very well and never got
below 9/10. However, I wasn't too hot on the old "verbal
reasoning" and "mental arithmetic" which was
drummed into us for our 10+. My claim to fame was that I was the
first girl in the Junior School to be sent outside for the cane
for talking too much (I think it was Mrs Craven's class at the
time).
Left: Anna Hogg was caned at
school.
Duncombe Primary, London
Caroline Thompson - 1966
Various - I remember a Mr Jones and
being caned by him for not getting my italic letters right.
Ecclesbourne Primary, London
Wendy Vandersteen - 1963
Mrs O'Hair - The most frightening
teacher in the school, no one dare look at her wrong, Once caned
me for talking in line for which I was not guilty!
Eastbrook Primary, Essex
Carole Jones - 1974
Mr Potter - Our very strict physics
teacher with curly, ginger hair. Put up with my inability to
grasp most of the basics and (I've heard) was astounded when I
passed my GCE! Used to take the kids sent for punishment into the
prep room for the slipper and put up with our pleas of 'don't do
it sir' but still did!
Eunice Taylor - 1975
Fairs - Does anyone remember Mr
Fairs and his large range of PE slippers for those who had
misbehaved? He had them in size order.
Flushing CofE Primary, Cornwall
Liza Eggleton - 1975
Mrs Cane - I can just remember
being absolutely terrified of her - washing mouths out with soap
and using that cane!
Galleywod CofE Primary, Essex
Tina Lauder - 1966
Mr Sprang - Loved shouting at all
the kids and walking round with his cane in his hand.
Glebe County Junior, Essex
Linda Egan - 1969
Miss Standing - The Headmistress,
Miss Standing was a fearsome woman. She once bent me over the
desk in her office and spanked me for forgetting to hand in my
dinner money (one shilling!). I was very shocked and humiliated
but pretended not to care, although I did care very much and I
can remember the incident clearly even though it must have
happened over 35 years ago.
Ivy Chimneys County Primary, Essex
Elizabeth Wood - 1963
Mrs Leverett - She gave me the
ruler for dropping nigel turner`s cap on the floor.
Launcelot Primary, Bromley
Sue Barrell - 1967
Mrs Lass - Does anyone remember
Mrs. Lass? I remember her as looking a little bit like Hilda
Baker. I received a caning from her once for misbehaving.
Leesons Primary, Bromley
Heather Dixon - 1966
I guess looking back that there was
a lot of corporal punishment at that school - maybe all schools
were like that then?
Mylor Bridge Primary, Cornwall
Brenda George - 1951
Miss Eva had long nails which left
marks on your arm. A look from Miss Jones did the trick. Mr.
Hearle's long legs covered the ground quickly for a clip around
the ear and Mr. Pyper was the ultimate threat with the cane.
If only schools and teachers were like that now! Thank you Mylor
Bridge.
Milton Street JNR, Lancashire
Maria Taylor - 1939
Forgotten Teachers - Surely there's
someone out ther who remembers the two Miss Harrisons (sisters);
one, the Head, had black hair scraped into a bun, and the other
had a cloud of ginger hair. I remember the latter particularly
because she administered my first taste of corporal punishment.
Slapped on the backs of my legs with a ruler. It was all good for
the soul though, AND we didn't got home crying to our parents!!
(SF&R NOTE) Milton Street
School was attended in the 1970`s by the boxer, former British
& World Champion Jane Couch, who was herself spanked by the
headmaster at the school.
Nelson Primary, London
Lynette Jago - 1969
Miss Glenn - Very scary teacher,
slipper beatings a speciality.
Deborah Carr - 1970
Miss Glenn - I remember many a slap
with the slipper for speaking on the stairs.
Susan Macdonald - 1973
Miss Glenn - I'm sure most people
of my era would remember Miss Glenn the Deputy Head teacher who
used to slipper a line of children every morning. She was a very
scary woman!
Novers Lane Junior School, Knowle
West, England
Julie Harris - 1976
Mr Griffin - He
used to shout and shake when he got angry, his cheeks would go
bright red. He gave me the dap (slipper) once in the changing
room.... for spelling something right lol.
Netherton Moss Primary School,
Netherton, England
Cathy O'Rourke - 1964
Mr Lord - My old
Head Teacher - I really enjoyed Netherton Moss - despite getting
the slipper for talking in class!
I would have loved to go to the 50th 'reunion'...pity I didn't
know about it!
Roebuck County Primary School,
Ashton, England
Lorraine Yates - 1977
Mr Smart - He was
one of the best, but does anyone remember the 'Silver Slipper' if
you did anything wrong?
Ryebank Preparatory School,
Liverpool, England
Valerie Webster - 1975
School meals - I
can remember putting fish pie and semolina pudding into the
pocket of my school gymslip because I was always getting the cane
for not eating my very expensive lunch (Miss Twomey was always
reminding me how much my parents had to pay). Come to think of it
I seemed to get the cane for a lot of trivial things!!
St James' CofE Junior School,
Derby, England
Perminder Dhillon - 1986
Mrs Bond - Does
Anyone remember Mrs Bond! I certainly woud find it hard to forget
her!(and her slipper!) My bottom and Mrs Bond`s slipper met after
an incident where I accidentally cut off one of a little girls
plaits!(I can`t remember her name, but I guess she may remember
mine!) Well, she should not have leant into my sciccors!
St Matthew's CofE Primary School,
Stretford, England
Sandra Fletcher - 1983
Teacher - Mrs
Isherwood (Year 5) & her slipper!!
St Anthony`s Primary, Bromley
Angela Moran - 1981
Mr Walsh (Headmaster) - Boy was I
scared of Mr Walsh, he caned me more than a few times I can tell
you.
St Mary Cray Primary, Bromley
Melanie Dashwood - 1977
Mr Winders once gave me the slipper
and to this day I dont know why.
St Anselms RC First & Middle,
Harrow
Barbara White - 1964
I remember Mrs Tissier. She was
responsible for caning me unfairly on my 11th Birthday!
St Mary`s CofE Primary, Cornwall
Jane Newton - 1979
Father Parker - Father Parker
joining the school and using his slipper!
Tywadreath Primary, Cornwall
Jane Wells - 1982
Caning was common place.
Vaughan Road Primary, Harrow
Sandra Hill - 1964
Mr Evans - I had Mr Evans as my
class teacher for my last two years at Vaughan road. I best
remember him for his ruler which regularly went across the palm
of my hand if a question wasn't answered quick enough. Thanks to
him I passed the 11 plus with good marks. Shame I could not have
taken him with me through the rest of my school days!!!
Waltham St Lawrence Primary,
Windsor/Maidenhead
Katrina Robinson - 1954
Miss Bosher - She must have been
Headmistress forever. She scared the B'j out of me. Gwen was
monitor one day and tried to keep Anthony Nichols and myself
outside but failed, and Miss B gave us both the cane.
Whitemore Primary, Cornwall
Michelle Williams - 1987
Mr Turner - Used to put you over
his knee and smack your bum for every full stop you left out!
If you visit Friends
Reunited and find any references to schoolgirl corporal
punishment, or if you have any questions or comments, please
contact me at the usual E-Mail address.