Nine super-cute graduation pictures from nurseries and primary schools in South Tyneside over the years

And the common denominator is that all these retro photos show children from the South Tyneside area.

We wanted to delve into the Shields Gazette archives after the recent and oh so sweet article on the recent graduation at Nurserytime Kindergarten on Beach Road.

It happened this summer but we have so many great graduation scenes from years gone by as well.

So settle down to scrutinise these scenes from All Saints, Albert Elliott, Hedworthfield, Laygate, Cleadon and lots more besides.