HALF-TERM is just around the corner and that means we’ve got one last chance for a nostalgic trip back to the classroom before the children break up.

Today we’re heading back to Colchester Sixth Form College with a selection of pictures from the 1980s and 90s.

One of them, above, is particularly special as it shows all the teachers gathered in September 1987.

Were you taught by any of them?

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Still life - an art class in September 1992

They say you never forget your best, most inspirational teachers and we’re sure there are many that fall into that category in this picture.

Or perhaps you recognise yourself in our of the other photos on our spread.

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Budding engineers - Jonathan Rudge, Dickon Mitchell and Joel Bamford earned themselves a place in the national final of the Young Engineers for Britain competition, in July 1998. Nicholas Smith also worked on the design

We’re always on the lookout for more school nostalgia.

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Winning design - technology competition winners Gregory Bartlett, Graham McKean, Lee Foster and Mark Cooper in July 1994

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Surfing the net - David Blanchette and Matthew Winward in June 1996

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Leading by example - the Colchester Sixth Form College teachers gathered for this picture in September 1987

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Making their point - the winners of a public speaking competition after booking their place in the regional finals in April 1994

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Fully focused - this student is hard at work during a technology lesson in March 1995

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Hitting the right notes - Richard Kingsley with a violin case and equipment he designed in June 1992

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Taking care - these students get to grips with some machinery during a technology lesson in March 1995