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?
13. Shirecliffe Junior School
Shirecliffe Junior School headteacher John Cole, who is retiring after 34 years in education, is pictured on his Honda 90. He is planning to buy a Harley Davison and spend three months biking in America. Photo: Michael Waistell
14. Bethany School
Mr Walze, headteacher of Sheffield's 'smallest' school, Bethany School, on Anns Road, Heeley, with pupils and teachers in 1997 Photo: Steve Ellis
15. Birley Comprehensive School.
Michael Chapman, headteacher at Birley Comprehensive School, in Sheffield, in 1999 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
16. Lydgate School
The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Tony Arber, and the Lady Mayoress, Rosemary Arber, join headteacher Jenny Earl to celebrate the Lydgate School's 90th birthday with some of the pupils in 1997 Photo: Barry Richardson