With the six-week summer holidays now over, children across South Tyneside are now heading back to school.
It is an exciting time for children (and their parents) as the don their new uniforms and return to the classroom for another academic year.
Shields Gazette readers have been capturing their memories and have shared them with us via our Facebook page.
Take a look at our gallery below.
*We were inundated with photos and it isn’t possible to include them all in the gallery.*
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