South Tyneside families share their first class 'back to school' pictures as new term starts

Gazette readers have been sharing precious pictures as their children return to school for the new year, or start school for the first time.

Uniforms were ironed, bags were packed and little ones excitedly got stuck in to the new term.

Thank you to everyone who contributed and sent in a photo. You can share your own ‘back to school’ picture on our post here.