St Aloysius' College, Glasgow used the ferula, a thin strip of metal covered in rubber, but others such as Fettes College used the cane instead, as did most schools in England outside the …

Sep 4, 2018 · But there is one name for this tool of child punishment that will stick in the mind of many: the Lochgelly Tawse. Made in the Fife town by two families of saddlers, the Lochgelly …

Feb 22, 2017 · It was the Scottish school's corporal punishment weapon of choice against unruly students and enforced a strict atmosphere in classrooms from Shetland to the Borders.

Feb 21, 2017 · An essential part of the teacher’s trade, the tawse was the Scottish education system’s corporal punishment weapon of choice against unruly students. Based in Lochgelly, …

Apr 9, 2024 · In Scotland, corporal punishment in schools almost universally meant hitting the upturned palms of children with an official instrument that is variously called the belt, the strap, …

Feb 9, 2016 · The tawse was the Scottish education system’s corporal punishment weapon of choice. The Lochgelly tawse is a leather belt with a twin fringed end. I thought it looked like an …

Jan 6, 2012 · I purchased a legitimate (so the vendor guaranteed me – and I believed him of course – because it was written on it) two-pronged Lochgelly tawse in Glasgow. It was …

One survey of school leavers found that only one in 20 boys had left school without ever enduring corporal punishment. Yet records were patchy. Glasgow kept no punishment log.

Sep 10, 2018 · Made in the Fife town by two families of saddlers, the Lochgelly Taswe was supplied to schools for just over 100 years with it becoming the belt of choice for teachers.

Jun 8, 2023 · Juveniles were hit with a birch rod – a flexible wooden stick, which caused significant injuries. The story of how children as young as 8 years old, and often from poorer …