Chequeredflag,
I'm guessing it might have been a request for incipient spin recovery rather than a fully-developed spin recovery as I'm pretty sure that's not a requirement for the PPL skills test. Stand to be corrected though.
As an aside, early on in my PPL training I went through a few fully-developed spins in the C152 - what a hoot
As well as being great fun and a nice challenge, I think it's useful to have a play at the edge of the envelope - gives you confidence in your abilities and teaches you more about the a/c.
Regards,
V1R