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All secondary students will be tested twice for the virus in the first week or so of the new term, providing parents have given consent.
The majority of families at St Mary's Catholic High School in Astley, Wigan, have agreed to testing previously and it was no different as students headed back to class today (Friday). READ MORE: It's a staggered return for year groups, with Year 11s and Year 7s both starting today - many of the Year 7s having already been tested at last week's summer school.