‘First day for my little mate!’ Steven Gerrard is every inch the proud dad as he waves off his son Lio, four, at the school gates

Steven Gerrard waved off his four-year-old son Lio on his first day of school on Wednesday. 

The ex-England captain, 41, proudly took to Instagram to share snaps of Lio looking smart in his uniform at the gates of his school. 

‘First day for my little mate,’ Steven told his followers as his youngest child grinned with excitement to get in the classroom. 

 Big moment: Steven Gerrard waved off his four-year-old son Lio on his first day of school on Wednesday

Lio posed in his immaculate navy uniform with his book bag in hand. The four-year-old got some help from his mum Alex Curran with tying his shoes and then was ready for his first day. 

Lio had a spring in his step as he strutted along the pavement with one of his sisters who was ready for PE in cycling shorts and a hoodie. 

Brazillian footballer Lucas Leiva and Sky Sports presenter Ally McCoist were quick to wish Lio well in the comments with heart eye and applause emojis. 

 Cute: The ex-England captain took to Instagram to share snaps of Lio looking smart in his uniform at the gates of his school

Off he goes: ‘First day for my little mate,’ Steven told his followers as his son grinned with excitement to get in the classroom

 Steven and Alex and proud parents to Lily Ella, 17, Lexie, 15, Lourdes, nine, and Lio. 

Meanwhile Elton John and David Furnish sent their two sons back to school with punk rocker inspired hairstyles. 

Posing with their backs to the camera, Elijah, eight and Zachary, 10, could be seen with tousled locks that were spiked up at the tips.  

Family outing: Lio had a spring in his step as he strutted along the pavement with one of his sisters who was ready for PE in cycling shorts and a hoodie

Helping hand: The four year old got some help from mum Alex Curran with tying his shoes and then was ready for his first day

Taking fashion inspiration from Elton, the boys looked ready for action in blue shirts, a navy blazer with red trim, and grey shorts.

‘And off they go……’ wrote David on Instagram alongside two rocket emojis. 

Millions of children returned to school this week amid fears it will cause a new spike in covid cases as headteachers and parents revealed they will ignore official guidance on masks and ask their children to wear them.

 Ready to go: Lio looked picture perfect as he posed in his immaculate navy uniform with his book bag in hand

The row over whether 12 to 15-year-olds should be vaccinated is also dominating the first day of term in much of the UK.

New research revealed that two in five parents will insist their children wear masks despite them no longer being compulsory in England as it also emerged that nearly half of all state-educated children failed to get the required amount of online learning during lockdowns during the last academic year.

The current Department for Education guidance on masks says: ‘No pupil or student should be denied education on the grounds of whether they are, or are not, wearing a face covering.’

But a survey of 1,300 people by the Parent Ping app has found that 23 per cent of parents will send their children to secondary school in masks because headteachers have asked them to – while a further 15 per cent will do the same even though the school isn’t insisting on it.

And three-quarters of parents said that their children would be tested weekly – down to 20 per cent for primary school children, according to The Times.

Sir Hamid Patel, chief executive of Star Academies, which runs schools in Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, said: ‘We are encouraging staff and pupils to wear face coverings in crowded areas or in places on site.’

Cool kids: Elton John and David Furnish sent their two sons back to school with some punk rocker inspired hairstyles

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