Some ruled with an iron fist, and some with a velvet glove - but these headteachers commanded respect at the Sheffield schools they ran.
They are fondly remembered by pupils they looked after in the 90s and noughties.
Whether you were top of your class or regularly found yourself getting called to the headteacher’s office, you will remember these men and women who helped to shape your education.
This retro photo gallery shows them with their pupils, teachers and special visitors to their schools throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
One is pictured taking the controls of a digger to cut the first sod at a new school site, another is seen welcoming the late Queen Elizabeth II, and a third is shown being subjected to a ‘gunging’ in the name of charity.
Is your old headteacher pictured in this gallery, and can you recognise any of your old teachers or classmates?
37. Birley Spa School
Birley Spa School headteacher Geoff Mawson pictured cutting the first sod on the site of the new Birley School Photo: Barry Richardson
38. Abbeydale Grange School
Rashid Hussain (one of the pupils who chose the design), headteacher Cate Bull and designer Laura Fotherby are pictured outside Abbeydale Grange School in October 2007 Photo: Roger Nadal
39. Intake Primary School
Intake Primary School headteacher Jim Fryer is pictured ahead of his retirement Photo: Steve Parkin