PROUD parents have been sharing pictures of their child's first day at school.

These are the first pictures received after appeal to compile an image gallery of your child's first day at school.

Thousands of youngsters from Macclesfield and Wilmslow return to school in the next two weeks after the summer break and for many of them it will be their first time stepping foot into the classroom.

And parents won't want to miss that first picture of their youngster in their crisp and clean uniform before it gets covered in jam, mud and felt tip pen.

It is also an important time for thousands of 11-year-olds as they make that big step up from primary to secondary school.

For your child to be published in the gallery send them via the options below.

To send us your pictures, email macclesfieldexpress@menmedia.co.uk, tweet the picture to @MaccExpress or send them via facebook.com/MacclesfieldExpress.

Please make sure the child's name, age, town and school is included and under 16s must make sure they ask permission from a parent.