It's fairly typical for pupils you taught the previous year to ask if you miss them if you bump into them in the corridors. The honest answer in most cases would be: 'God no' or 'Did I used to teach you? Are you sure?' but the correct answer is always 'Of course I do!'

I was fielded one such question from a year ten I'd taught last year only to be asked by two more who I know for sure that I've never taught. I pointed this out to them but they didn't really understand, 'but do you miss us anyway?'

I don't think they get the idea of missing something. It'd be like me saying I miss being on Jupiter or I miss teaching brilliant lessons all day every day.