Learn about: skin cancer, being SunSmart, and how to incorporate sun protection strategies into your day to day activities.
Is your school planning a swimming carnival? Here are some ways to protect students from sun exposure during your swimming carnival: Organisation Use an indoor pool if available. Hold a twilight carnival, starting the carnival late in the afternoon and continuing into the evening. Schedule as many events or activities as possible early in the […]
Attention ACT Primary and Secondary School Teachers! Log on and complete Generation SunSmart professional learning modules in Term 1 2019 and Cancer Council ACT will send you out a SunSmart Info Pack including a complimentary tube of SPF 30+ sunscreen. For more information on the ACT SunSmart Schools program, click here.
Cancer Council WA has developed sun protection best practice guidelines for Western Australian schools. These guidelines outline evidence-based sun protection should be included in the policy and practice of all Western Australian schools. It also provides key recommendations on how to reduce exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation to students and staff. This document applies […]
Eighty-four per cent of Western Australian primary schools have a legionnaire’s, bucket, or broad-brimmed hat as part of the uniform. There’s a reason for this – they are the best choice to protect kids from the sun and to reduce their risk of skin cancer. However, around 16% of primary schools (and most high schools) […]
SunSmart and Cancer Council WA are pleased to announce the winner of 2018 $10 000 to spend on shade competition is: College Row School – Bunbury Congratulations to staff and students at College Row! This year, we also have 10 SunSmart packs to give away to: Yealering Primary School Shelley Primary School Carcoola Primary School, Pinjarra […]