St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/CARERS

St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy are currently working towards gaining our Sun Safe Schools Accreditation. The accreditation programme has been developed by national melanoma and skin cancer charity ‘Skcin’ to assist schools in their duty of care to safeguard children against the dangers of Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) and educate early learners on the importance of sun safety to influence behaviours and prevent skin cancer.

St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy have completed our sun safety policy which is available for parents/carers to download below. This policy outlines our commitment to:

PROTECTION: providing an environment that enables children and staff to stay safe in the sun.
EDUCATION: learning about sun safety to increase knowledge and influence behaviour.
COLLABORATION: working with parents, the management structure and the wider community to reinforce awareness about sun safety.

Parental support will play a vital role in our efforts to implement effective control measures, particularly with the provision of suitable sunscreen and sun hats. Please take the time to read through the policy which provides details of the parental support required.

Our letter about the programme and the support required by parents is also available to download below if you have not already received one.

We thank you for your valued support.

St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy are proud to be working with national charity Skcin to raise awareness about:

• The importance of sun safety

• How to prevent skin cancer by adopting simple sun safe strategies

• How to protect and check your family’s skin

• How to spot the early signs and symptoms to promote early detection and diagnosis

Please download the ‘Sun Safety and Skin Cancer’ information booklet below, for vital information on the prevention and early detection of the UK’s most common and fastest rising cancer.

Together we can make a difference and save lives.

Download Booklet

Dear Parent/Carer,
Do you have a minute to provide the charity behind this accreditation programme with some feedback? We’ve received thousands of fabulous testimonials from primary schools and pre-school settings across the UK, but we’d love to hear what parents think about the programme! We would really appreciate it if you could provide some feedback below that we can use in our supportive and promotional communications. Thank you so much for your support.

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To find out more about the charity Skcin visit: www.skcin.org