It is important that parents, staff and pupils work together to ensure that we can all enjoy the sun safely over the summer months. The sun’s rays are particularly strong over the summer and they can damage children’s skin. Dehydration and over-exposure to sunlight can cause huge health worries which we would like to avoid. Your child’s health and wellbeing are very important to us and Sun Safety is something that we take seriously a Jericho.
At school we regularly discuss Sun safety and promote the SunSmart skin cancer prevention messages by using the SMART code:
- Stay in the shade 11am-3pm
- Make sure you never burn
- Always cover up with a t-shirt, hat, and sunglasses
- Remember to take extra care with children
- Then use at least factor 15+ sunscreen (the NHS advises that you can burn in the UK, even when it is cloudy and recommends that from March to October children and young people wear sunscreen that is min. 30+ SPF for UVB protection and 4* or higher for UVA protection).
and we will implement the concepts of “Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide”:
- SLIP on clothing to cover your arms and legs
- SLOP on sunscreen with factor 15+ (30+ is considered best practice)
- SLAP on a wide-brimmed hat
- SEEK shade or create your own shade
- SLIDE on some UV protective sunglasses
