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?
25. Chaucer School
The new Chaucer School, on Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield. MP David Blunkett is seen unveiling a plaque in the entrance hall. Looking on Councillor Angela Smith, headteacher Steve Robinson, and Jonathan Crossley Holland, the education director. Photo: Mike Waistell
26. Holt House School
Holt House School headteacher Jane Clay with pupils at the new sensory garden created to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary in 2003 Photo: Steve Ellis
27. All Saints R C School
Soon to retire headteacher Jim Kelly pictured at All Saints R C School, Sheffield, in July 2003 Photo: Roger Nadal
28. Brunswick Primary School
Emma Turton, headteacher for the day at Brunswick Primary School, in Woodhouse, Sheffield, tells off 'pupil' 'Daisy' Firth (headteacher Rosemary Firth) for having a mobile telephone in school, as part of Children In Need, in November 2003 Photo: Dean Atkins