Published:
6:38 AM December 29, 2020
Most secondary school pupils would start the new term learning online to allow headteachers to roll out mass coronavirus testing of children and staff.
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Parents have expressed concerns over the planned staggered reopening of schools after the Christmas holidays.
Secondary schools and colleges across the region were left facing last minute planning after being told that exam-year students would go back to school as normal on January 4.
A staggered return will see only exam year pupils will return to secondary school and colleges on the first day back in January.
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But the majority of secondary school pupils will start the term learning online from home to allow headteachers to roll out mass coronavirus testing of children and staff.