HUNDREDS of pupils across north Essex started school for the very first time this month.
To mark the occasion, we put together a gallery of pictures of each new class of school friends.
Click through the gallery for pictures from primary schools across Colchester and Tendring.
To buy any of the pictures included, please call 01268 469336.
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