A headteacher who installed a defibrillator at his school - fearing it would one day be needed by one of his pupils - had his own life saved when he suffered a cardiac arrest.<br /><br />Nick Sheeran fell ill at Birkdale Primary School in Southport seven months ago, and within just 32 seconds, one of his fellow teachers used the life-saving machine to restart his heart.<br /><br />Mr Sheeran returned to school on Thursday, walking in to clapping and cheers from staff and his young students.<br /><br />“I was very overwhelmed,” he said after his return.