A set of resources for staff in schools and nurseries

Norovirus, also called ‘winter vomiting disease’ because it usually occurs during the winter months, is the most frequent cause of infectious gastro-enteritis in England and Wales and affects 600,000 to one million people in the United Kingdom every year.

Cases usually start to appear during the autumn, peaking during January. The symptoms usually last from 12 to 60 hours and will start with the sudden onset of nausea followed by projectile vomiting and diarrhoea.

This toolkit has been developed to help you prevent and control future outbreaks of Norovirus in your school or nursery. The toolkit has been put together so that you can lift out the sections you need, when you need them.

Download the toolkit here.