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As I was scrolling through X (formerly Twitter), I came across this…

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And the flood of nostalgia that one teeny tiny reference made was enough to inspire me to write this post.

If you don’t know what OP is talking about, Coldplay’s song “Clocks” was used as the background music in an internet safety video that highlighted how easy it can be to get groomed online, and the dangers of meeting up with someone you don’t know.

At the grand age of 25 school feels like a long time away now, but I decided to round up the things that you’ll just get if you also went to a British school:

Are you washing your hands correctly?

Harvest day

Getting visited by a giraffe in a van

Scholastic book fair

Dressing up as an evacuee

When the parachute came out

Collecting Sainsbury’s coupons to get new equipment for your school

Drawing a self-portrait on a tea towel

Telling your teacher you forgot to “check out” on MyMaths when you didn’t do the homework

Working extra hard to get your pen licence, and taking it super seriously

Trying to revise for your GCSEs using CGP books

Packing up a shoebox of goodies at Christmas time for charity

A person with medium-length hair looks directly at the camera with a slight smile in a casual setting

A close-up of a hand covered in neon, glowing specks under UV light against a dark background

Various food items, including jars, cans, pasta, and oil, are placed around and inside an open cardboard box on a wooden surface

A crowd of children with luggage and name tags, accompanied by adults, are gathered outside a brick building during World War II evacuation

Children play a parachute game in a schoolyard, each holding an edge while one child in the center touches the fabric with a ball on the top

Several promotional cards featuring Ellie Simmonds as Active Kids Ambassador for Sainsbury's in 2013. David Beckham appears in the background

Three computer workstations with monitors and keyboards are set up on a desk, accompanied by three black chairs. A decorative border with stars is above the desk

Hands placing wrapped gifts into an open cardboard box, preparing for shipment or delivery