{"id":4113,"date":"2021-02-10T15:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/gatewaysresources\/?page_id=4113"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:20:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:20:59","slug":"year-9-catch-up-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/gatewaysresources\/home\/for-year-9\/year-9-catch-up-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 9 catch up activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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