It is hoped the initiative will provide “critical insight” into the spread of flu in schools, including factors affecting the transmission of the virus, while also helping to increase students’ engagement in science education.
The project is being run by the British Science Association and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which already runs an annual flu survey among the general population.
Its main survey findings from 2012/13 revealed that the under-18 age group had the highest rates of flu and on average took three days off school to recover.
It is hoped that by getting involved in the school flu survey, schools across the country can help to provide more detailed information about the spread of flu among this age group.
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