At Whitesmore School in Chelmsley Wood in 1977, a boy was caned in front of the rest of the 1st year pupils.

It appeared that someone had told the school cook to expletive off. It was known that it was a 1st year because there were two dinner sittings with 1st, 4th and 5th years on one sitting and 2nd and 3rd years on the other. The Head of Lower school, one Paul Mayes, lined the entire 1st year up and sent another pupil to his office for his cane.  He asked the assembled company who had sworn at the cook and, amazingly, a boy admitted it!

He was told to bend over and caned there and then!