Table 3 Topic guide for interview and focus groups

1) Getting to know you and your role as a school nurse

 Day to day work

 Role of school nurse

 Your role

 Role changed

 Biggest challenges

 Specific guidance documents that influence your work

2) Health education work

 Health promotion responsibility in schools

 School nurses and microbiology, hygiene, and infections

 Your role in schools relating to health education and health promotion

 Health education you provide

 Assemblies, one on one, or in classroom

 Joint teaching

 Educational resources

For those who do not provide education, why not?

What do you do that we could help you with?

Have you considered becoming involved in health promotion or education?

Does your role change depending on the school you’re in?

3) e-Bug, and what you and your schools need

 e-Bug topics importance compared to other health protection/promotion activities and teaching

 Impact of educating children about e-Bug topics

 School specific needs for e-Bug topics

 Deliver e-Bug resources

 e-Bug and day-to-day work/workload

 Health resources required

 Tailor resources

 Training

 e-Bug in different languages

4) Closing questions

 Any further questions