Back to school: Brummies share what they hated & loved most about returning to the classroom

School is no longer out for the summer and pupils across the country are set to return to the classroom.

BirminghamWorld reporter Richard Gullick headed to Birmingham city centre to speak to Brummies to bask in the nostalgia of our school days and find out what people’s worst dreads and greatest excitements were about returning to the classroom after the holidays as youngsters.

Ryan told us: “Worse dread? I don’t know. I feel like maybe some of the people. I got bullied a little bit. So I don’t know, but I always enjoyed - I was a nerdy kid. I was a lame kid. So I always quite liked the classes. I always looked forward to my history class and philosophy and ethics - those sort of things.“

Ben said: “Okay, so the biggest excitement returning to school is obviously seeing your friends. For me always going back to play football with your mates for kickabout and stuff like that. Getting new stuff as well - new coats, new bags - all that kind of stuff. Biggest fears? Probably getting up in the morning again - those long days of school, getting really tired ahead of the weekend. But always good to see your mates back again.”

Edward said: “I hated it, really - I wasn’t very academic. So it was always hard for me. And yeah, it was you would - the last couple of weeks of the holiday you know, you’d always have a bit of nerves. New classes - new year!”