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?
33. Holt House Primary School
Holt House Primary School headteacher Jane Clay pictured with some of her pupils celebrating an outstanding Ofsted report Photo: Barry Richardson
34. Woodthorpe Primary School
Headteacher Chris Thew at Woodthorpe Primary School Photo: Steve Ellis
36. Silverdale School
Headteacher Helen Storey overlooking the site of the new Silverdale School in Sheffield Photo: Dean Atkins