We all have memories of our school days - whether good or bad, they stay with us for life.
These photos illustrate how much classrooms and playgrounds have changed over the generations since they were first published.
Long gone are the blackboards, and school uniforms look rather different today than in some of these archive shots which span the 1920s to 1940s.
There are some poignant images in there too from war-time, when youngsters played music in an air raid shelter to distract from the noises above ground.
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9. Musical support in hard times
8 August 1940: Members of the Wilbraham Infants School percussion band practising in a shelter during an air raid in Manchester. The idea is to entertain the children and distract them from the noises outside. Photo: Getty Images
10. In fine voice
February 1926: Choresters at the famous Chethams Hospital School, Manchester, in distinctive uniform. Photo: Getty Images
11. Tea’s up!
1926: A boy carrying a large serving dish, again at Chethams School in Manchester Photo: Getty Images