turned round and beckoned the two chatterboxes to the front. A few days into the first term two boys were talking while the Latin teacher was writing something on the blackboard. I did not have to wait long to see the slipper in use. I knew that we would keep our trousers on for the punishment (a luxury not afforded me by my dad when he slippered me) and that they never gave more than 12 whacks, a restriction that did not apply at home. I had been told that King's was a strict school and that the slipper was in regular use. The school had been founded in the 16th century by Edward VI hence the name. King's was an old-fashioned boys' grammar school in the pleasant town of Macclesfield in East Cheshire. I was two months short of my 12th birthday. I passed the 11-plus and went off to King's School in September 1963. Behave or bend over for the slipper: UK Grammar School life in the 1960sīehave or bend over for the slipper UK Grammar School life in the 1960s By David Kettering
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