Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Only one year group is attending a Wigan high school today after a Covid outbreak.
Students in Years 8 to 11 at St Mary's Catholic High School in Astley have all been told to stay home after a number of students tested positive with lateral flow tests at the weekend.
After an initial period of testing in schools, all secondary and college students are now being asked to do these twice a week from home - as they help to identify people who have Covid but aren't experiencing any symptoms.
The positive tests have affected all year groups, except for the youngest pupils in Year 7. School bosses have told all other pupils to stay home today while