The Guardian Series published an eight-page picture special of new starters at primary schools across our area on Thursday - and now you you can enjoy seeing their faces on this page as well.

It's been a slightly different start to the school year but we couldn't let our new annual supplement be undone by Covid so, with the help of each and every one of the 18 schools which took part, scroll down to see the first five to be featured online.

These are Alderton Infant School, Loughton, Braeside School in Buckhurst Hill, Buxton School in Leytonstone, Chapel End Infant School in Walthamstow and Chigwell Primary Academy.

We'll publish some more pictures form our First Class 2020 supplement tomorrow.

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Alderton Infant School (Elm Class), Loughton

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Braeside School, Buckhurst Hill

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Buxton School (RD Class), Leytonstone

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Buxton School (RD Class), Leytonstone

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Buxton School (RD Class), Leytonstone

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Buxton School (RL Class), Leytonstone

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Buxton School (RL Class), Leytonstone

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Buxton School (RL Class), Leytonstone

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Chapel End Infant School, Walthamstow

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Chigwell Primary Academy, Chigwell