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?
9. Stocksbridge Junior School
Stocksbridge Junior School headteacher Dave Foster and his pupils celebrate the school's Ofsted report in 2003 Photo: Dean Atkins
10. Tapton School
Tapton School headteacher John Bardsley pictured with art competition winners Jessica Hughes, Louise Ainsworth, Katy Williams and Jane Hosiedlo in March 2001 Photo: Barry Richardson (Staff)
11. Athelstan Primary School
Athelstan Primary School headteacher Tony Woodward looks on as pupils Sally Yeomans (9),Ryan Harrison (8) and Jonathan Bloodworth (7) try out their new computer won in a competition organised by ASDA in 1999 Photo: Barry Richardson
12. Mosborough Primary School
Headteacher Gordon Hamilton with pupils at Mosborough Primary School in Sheffield Photo: DEAN ATKINS