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This is the heartwarming way a teacher greets her class of pupils every morning - and it's absolutely adorable.

Year One teacher Amy Cleaver posted the sweet video on Twitter showing her welcome routine with her class of students.

In the video the St Silas Primary School teacher can be seen stood at the entrance to her classroom, as the pupils line up to come in.

But instead of just walking in to begin lessons the pupils get to wave, high five, fist bump, hug or choose their own way to greet their teacher.

The adorable video shows the pupils going up to a chart on the wall and picking from a number of symbols which correlate to a greeting.

And while most chose the love heart, which means hug, or the hand, to high five their teacher, one little girl cutely chooses to hop her way into lesson.

And it isn't just the children who are in on the greeting, as even one of the teachers can be seen jumping in for a cheeky hug.

The greeting has become known on Twitter as the #ShakyHandGang and has been embraced by schools across the country.

Headteacher Gina Donaldson, of the Toxteth-based school, said all year groups take part in the welcome, which teachers do every morning and after lunch break.

She said: "It's all about the children coming into school and have a positive interaction with an adult to start their day.

"We want children to want to come to school and feel safe and loved..

"And we aren't afraid to say that word, we do tell the children we love them and we want them to feel cared for."

Mrs Donaldson said the children have responded well to the daily welcomes by their teachers and the video on social media has so far had more than 100 retweets.

She added: "They love it.

"We have a really positive behaviour policy in school, there is no shouting, and this just kick starts the day in a positive way.

"Sometimes throughout the day teachers don't have time to have interaction with every child but this gives them that chance.

"And what we like about it is that the children get a choice, so they can chose a hug or a high five.

"Every class does it and every teacher.

"It's great."