THOUSANDS of children across Oxfordshire waved goodbye to their proud parents at the school gates for the first time this autumn.

And today, the first part of our annual feature 'First Days Of School' is available in newsagents around the county inside today's Oxford Mail, featuring pupils from dozens of Oxfordshire schools enjoying their first term.

Oxford Mail photographers have been out capturing pupils as they take their first lessons and settle in to school life.

Pictures will be available to buy later this week.