Largest hand hygiene lesson (multiple venues)

The largest hand hygiene lesson (multiple venues) consisted of 4,492 participants and was achieved by Germ’s Journey (UK) in schools across the United Kingdom, on 15 October 2024.

Germ’s Journey’s aim was to raise awareness and encourage correct hand-hygiene to prevent illness for as many children as possible across the UK. Germ's Journey develops hand-hygiene educational resources, free-at-the-point-of-access, for children all around the world.

The lesson lasted 40-minutes and took place on Global Handwashing Day. The 'Germ Busting Washathon' was lead by Professor of Microbiology Katie Laird, Professor of Education innovation Sarah Younie, and Dr. Sapphire Crosby, all faculty at De Montfort University. Primary school students across the UK took part.

The schools that participated were:

Abbey CE VA School, St Albans

Abbey Village Primary School, Chorley

All Souls Catholic Primary School

Anstey Junior School

Ashton-under-Hill First School

Barton Clough Primary School

Belmont School

Beulah Junior School

Bo'ness primary school

Brading CE Primary

Bransgore CE Primary School

Breamore Primary School

Broadheath Primary School

Brook Primary School

Bryn Offa CE Primary School

Catshill First School and Nursery

Chandlers Ford Infants School

Cobden Primary School

Colley Lane Primary Academy

Cossington CE Primary School

Crookham C of E Infant School

Fossebrook Primary School

Holy Redeemer RC Primary School

Houghton on the Hill Primary School

Hugo Meynell Primary School

John Keble C of E Primary School

Kinnerley Primary School

Lime Tree Primary Academy

Medway Community primary school

Meriden Primary School

Micheldever C of E Primary School

Moss Park Primary School

Pendock CE Primary School

Perton First School

Peters Hill Primary

Quarry Bank Primary

Quarry Hill Academy

Queensmead Primary

Rednal Hill Infant School

RGS Springfield

Saint Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

Salford Priors CofE Academy

Sandfield Close Primary School

Shaftesbury Junior School

Shifnal Primary School

Sketchley Hill Primary School

Slater Primary School

Spinney Hill Primary School

St Alban's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph’s Catholic Preschool

St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Mary's CE Primary School

St Mary's Evesham

St Matthew's CE Primary School

St Peter's School

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

St. Edward's CE Primary School

St. Paul's Church of England Primary School

St. Peter's Droitwich C of E Academy

Stafford Leys Primary School

The Orchards School

The Phoenix Learning Centre

Walmley Junior School

Weeth CP School

Wyvern Primary School