<P> Poland in 1783 was the first nation to outlaw corporal punishment in schools . School corporal punishment is no longer practised in any European country . As of 2015 , most developed countries have abolished the practice , with the exception of some parts of the United States , some Australian states , and Singapore . It is still in common use in a number of countries in Africa and Asia . It was banned in state - funded schools , throughout the United Kingdom , in 1986 . It was banned in UK Public and private schools that received no state funding , in 1999 in England and Wales , 2000 in Scotland , and 2003 in Northern Ireland . </P>
<P> Poland in 1783 was the first nation to outlaw corporal punishment in schools . School corporal punishment is no longer practised in any European country . As of 2015 , most developed countries have abolished the practice , with the exception of some parts of the United States , some Australian states , and Singapore . It is still in common use in a number of countries in Africa and Asia . It was banned in state - funded schools , throughout the United Kingdom , in 1986 . It was banned in UK Public and private schools that received no state funding , in 1999 in England and Wales , 2000 in Scotland , and 2003 in Northern Ireland . </P>
when was corporal punishment banned in the uk
when was corporal punishment banned in the uk
banned in state - funded schools , throughout the United Kingdom , in 1986 banned in UK Public and private schools that received no state funding , in 1999 in England and Wales , 2000 in Scotland , and 2003 in Northern Ireland
banned in state - funded schools , throughout the United Kingdom , in 1986 banned in UK Public and private schools that received no state funding , in 1999 in England and Wales , 2000 in Scotland , and 2003 in Northern Ireland