Looking back at Derbyshire and East Midlands school photos from the 70s and 80s

We don’t have a time machine, but we have the next best thing...

Schools can be one of the most mercurial places where technology and teaching methods have changed over the decades.

We have gone ‘old school’ to dive into photo archives dating around 40 or 50 years.

We invite you to let us transport you back to East Midlands’ schools in the 1970s and 80s.

They show life for pupils at Derbyshire schools during a very different time.

Can you spot yourself or any familiar faces, perhaps friends or family in these photos?

17. Retro Derbyshire sport photos

Rugby union coach at Langley Mill junior school, 1990s. | Brian Eyre

Ripley Junior school pupils with dragon embroidery, 1980s. | George Eyre