But how much has school life changed in the four and a half decades that have passed since the end of the 70s?
From class sizes to technology, playground games to uniforms, this photo gallery looks at how different things were back then.
It shows the things you probably remember vividly from your youth, but which would seem like a foreign world to your children or grandchildren.
What do you think of the way schools have changed over the decades, and do you think children today have it easier or harder than in the 60s and 70s?
If you enjoyed this nostalgic photo gallery, you may like our look at the biggest playground crazes to have been banned by schools over the years.
9. School caretakers
Most schools used to employ a dedicated caretaker, often living on site, to maintain the premises. Some schools still have caretakers, but it's more common these days for them to pay an external contractor for maintenance. | Getty Images Photo: Fred Morley
10. Playgrounds are safer, but a little less fun
It used to be a case of anything goes in school playgrounds, but that's no longer the case. Games like British bulldog, which resulted in many broken bones, and conkers, which was responsible for significantly fewer injuries, are today banned by many schools | Getty Images Photo: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive
11. Pupils need no longer fear the cane
Corporal punishment was still commonplace at many schools in the 60s and 70s. It was eventually banned at state schools across the UK in 1987, though it would be more than a decade before that ban was extended to private schools. | Getty Images Photo: Reg Speller/Fox Photos
12. No more leaky fountain pens
Many schoolchildren used fountain pens in the 60s and 70s, The ink cartridges, often purchased from WHSmith, had a habit of leaking in your pencil case and causing an almighty mess. | Getty Images Photo: Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche