France has been implementing e-Bug since 2006 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The Health Service Guide for school heads and national education inspectors in France, proposed by Eduscol, advises the use of e-Bug tools, in particular in the theme "vaccination awareness". This is also the case of Public Health France which mentions e-Bug in the resources for actions with young people.

Website:bsac.org.uk

Founded in 1971, and with 700 members worldwide, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy exists to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy.

At the forefront of the antimicrobial chemotherapy field, the Society meets its aims by setting standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing and use, both within the UK and overseas, supporting microbiologists in their practice, and the promotion and provision of channels through which its Members can ensure their continuing professional development.

The BSAC publishes the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), which is one of the leading journals in the field and is internationally renowned for its scientific excellence.

The Society collaborates with relevant bodies, both nationally and internationally, and currently leads national programmes of surveillance and susceptibility testing to determine the effectiveness of antimicrobial and chemotherapeutic agents.

Through a series of educational and other initiatives, the Society offers advice to government, its membership, the wider medical profession and the public on issues relating to antimicrobial agents, the appropriate and prudent use of antibiotics, and the management of community and hospital-acquired infection(s). In addition, scientific excellence is promoted through the awarding of grants for research.

BSAC sponsored the e-Bug Science Roadshow, which has travelled to science festivals and venues across the UK delivering messages about microbes, hygiene and antibiotics to children and families through hands-on activities. In the past year, the activities have been developed into an interactive virtual science show website with games, downloads and videos of the roadshow activities.

Website: www.ifh-homehygiene.org

The IFH is a global, professional, not-for-profit, non-government organisation which was established in 1997 with the mission to promote health and wellbeing through improved hygiene in the domestic home and community, and high standard of infection prevention and control in home healthcare. The primary objectives of IFH are to:

• Raise awareness of the role of home and community hygiene in preventing infectious disease
• Promote understanding of hygiene (infection control) practice in the home
• Ensure that home hygiene practices are based on the available scientific evidence

IFH addresses hygiene “holistically” from the point of view of the family, and the range of actions which they need to undertake in order to protect themselves from infectious disease including food and water hygiene, handwashing, safe disposal of human and other waste. It also includes infection prevention and control in home healthcare (caring for family members who are infected, or at greater risk of infection). IFH has developed a risk-based approach to home hygiene which has been used for developing hygiene practice guidance.

Website: www.face-online.org.uk

FACE is a registered charity which is independent of any political party or movement.

It aims to educate children and young people about food and farming in a sustainable countryside.

There is widespread concern about the way children, young people, and their families, have become disassociated from where their food comes from and do not know what is required for a healthy diet and lifestyle. They are also unaware of the many opportunities in the countryside for leisure and social activities, and for employment.

FACE aims to meet these educational needs by working with members and partners to promote visits to farms, and to provide easy access to a wide range of high-quality educational resources and activities to complement both school-based studies and outdoor visits.

The organisation’s work with schools and young people is highly successful because of the immediate and widespread benefits of visits to the outdoors, and of using food, farming and the countryside to support many aspects of the curriculum.

e-Bug has collaborated with FACE to develop a lesson plan on the spread and prevention of infection on farms. Teachers can use the lesson in combination with a farm visit in order to help students to learn how to protect themselves from contracting an infection in the farm environment.

Website: www.ase.org.uk

The Association for Science Education (ASE) is the largest subject association in the UK. As the professional body for all those involved in science education from pre-school to higher education, the ASE provides a national network supported by a dedicated staff team. Members include teachers, technicians and advisers.

The Association plays a significant role in promoting excellence in teaching and learning of science in schools and colleges. Working closely with the science professional bodies, industry and business, the ASE provides a UK-wide network bringing together individuals and organisations to share ideas and tackle challenges in science teaching. The ASE is an independent and open forum for debating science education, with unique benefits for members. It provides a unique range of services to promote high quality science education by developing resources and fostering high quality Continuing Professional Development.

During the last few years e-Bug has attended the annual ASE conferences in England and Scotland to give presentations, exhibit and run workshops for attendees.