Lilliput Infant School

The staff and governors at Lilliput CE Infant School place an absolute priority on ensuring the safety of its pupils. In acknowledgement of the increasing danger of skin cancer which children face, and in acknowledgement of the role that this school can play in protecting children from the danger we have adopted the following procedures: As part of the sun awareness policy, our school will: • Educate children throughout the curriculum about the dangers of the sun and how to protect their skin • Be aware of relevant activities such as ‘Sun Awareness Week’ and take part whenever possible • Encourage children to wear sun cream and clothes that provide good sun protection • Hold outdoor activities in areas of shade whenever possible, and encourage children to use shady areas during breaks, lunch-hours, sports and trips • Encourage staff and parents to act as good role models by practising sun safety; • Invite relevant professionals (school nurses and health promotion advisors) to advise the children and staff on sun safety. • Regularly monitor our curriculum, assess shade provision, and review the sun safety behaviour of our young people and staff (use of hats, shade etc). Suggestions to help cope with hot weather: • Pupils to wear hats when outside. All children must bring a hat to school during the summer term. • Pupils should wear sun cream, which needs to be applied before school. Children will NOT be allowed to bring sun creams into the school. • Teachers should make a judgement as to the temperature of classrooms and make internal arrangements to teach in cooler areas where possible. • Teachers should encourage pupils to drink plenty of water and ensure there are regular breaks for them to do so. • Physical education lessons should be carefully planned to avoid too much sun exposure, unnecessary exertion and dehydration. • Staff must also ensure they drink water regularly and take precautions against the high temperatures Sun Awareness 28