One-hour online focus group to help shape e-Bug's future design and content

Do you work at a school in England? Would you like to receive a £25 retail voucher for participating in a one-hour online focus group to help shape e-Bug's future design and content?

We're seeking school teachers and after-school staff to participate in focus groups on the following topics:

• Developing new lesson plans covering topics such as vaccinations and the spread of infection
• Designing resources and activities for use in after-school settings

Additionally, we are establishing a Teacher Advisory Panel that will meet online four times per academic year.

All meetings will be online, and scheduled at times convenient for participants. We're seeking participants both with and without experience of e-Bug.

To register your interest in participating, please complete this form. For any other queries, please contact the e-Bug Team: e-Bug@ukhsa.gov.uk

Please also forward this to any colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Further details:

Teacher Advisory Panel

Since 2008, e-Bug.eu has provided teachers with lessons plans and materials for teaching school children and young people about microbes, infection and how they can protect their health. e-Bug is now seeking 12 teachers to join a panel advising us on how best to reach, engage, and support teachers to employ e-Bug tools in the classroom.

New lesson plans

We are developing new lesson plans for topics including the HPV vaccine, and Vector-Borne Diseases (e.g. malaria). We're inviting teachers to focus groups to hear their insights, ideas and feedback on how we can best design and roll-out these new products to ensure we reach teachers and students with engaging and impactful learning.

After-school settings

e-Bug already offers a range of resources supporting interactive and practical tasks that can be done outside of a traditional classroom settings, such as Cub Scout and Girl Guide meetings. We're exploring how these activities could be adapted to after-school settings, such as clubs, and are seeking input from after-school supervisors and staff as the end-users of the product.