The visits were part of Back to School Week, a nationwide campaign to inspire state school pupils and help them prepare for the world of work.
Those who signed up to return to their old schools and colleges included lawyers, architects, photographers, caterers and campaigners. Between them they led assemblies, gave careers talks and ran motivation and employability workshops.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband, who went back to his old school, Haverstock School in north London, told year 7 pupils about his career path, while schools minister Nick Gibb took part in a politics lesson at Roundhay School in Leeds.
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