Welcome to the Sun Safe Schools Newsfeed. Below you will find news and updates about our progress in helping UK schools keep their pupils safe in the sun
Congratulations to Caterpillars Pre-School for providing shaded areas for their pupils.
Shaded Area photo submitted by Caterpillars Pre-School
“We fund raised for a neww shelter to be built on the side of our cabin. It is now built & used as part of our extension to free flow learning. ”
(Chrystal Clark - Caterpillars Pre-School )
Congratulations to The Kids' Academy for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award
“This is a great scheme and the resources are really useful, especially for our parents. We have found that the fact sheets is great and many staff did not realise that we could check the level of UV rays in the area.”
(Jessica Purser - The Kids' Academy)
Congratulations to St Michael's CE Primary School for obtaining their Sun Safe School Status & Award
“We have thoroughly enjoyed working for our Sun Safe School Award. The children are very enthusiastic about the initiative and we have been very well supported by parents. The hats that we have bought have now been added to our compulsory uniform list for our new intake. The very hot weather we are enjoying has been an excellent tester for being sun safe. We found the process clear, well organised and easy to access.”
(Jo Holt - St Michael's CE Primary School)
Congratulations to Sherington Pre-school for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Sherington Pre-school have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.
“We have read George the sun safe superstar lots of times and have had lots of our own sun safe superstars! they love the story and the song and really enjoy doing the actions we have made up along with the song, they are great resources and it is even better that we can access them for free! ”
(Lauren Scott - Sherington Pre-school )
“We love the story and song and will definitely be using them on a regular basis especially in summer, and will be sending out the sun safe fact sheets at least once a year as we recognise just how important it is to be safe in the sun! ”
(Lauren Scott - Sherington Pre-school )
Congratulations to Sherington Pre-school for providing shaded areas for their pupils.
Shaded Area photo submitted by Sherington Pre-school
“Here is a picture of our play area with plenty of tree's and a lovely stripy awning which provides plenty of shade.”
(Lauren Scott - Sherington Pre-school )
Congratulations to St Michael's CE Primary School for issuing letters and Sun Safety leaflets to the parents / guardians of all of their children. St Michael's CE Primary School have also pledged to make sure that all children have access to Sun Hats & Sunscreen and that all teachers at the school will be good role models with regard to sun safety.
“All parents have received a SunSafe letter and we have subsequently ordered hats from the website. Every family received the booklet and the response to this initiative has been positive. The children are now keeping a hat and sunscreen in school and each classroom has a hat and sunscreen box so children can access these items quickly and easily. Spare hats are also available in every classroom.”
“All staff, including teaching assistants and lunch time controllers have attended a meeting to discuss and agree to being role models in the playground. ”
(Jo Holt - St Michael's CE Primary School)
Congratulations to YORK HOUSE NURSERY for providing shaded areas for their pupils.
Shaded Area photo submitted by YORK HOUSE NURSERY
“We have a beautiful large garden with established trees along one side and a huge sheltered area along the other. Central to the space now is a huge walk in sand pit with bridge above to attach more shades. The children are taught to build dens and structures out of the sun and this encourages them to play in cooler areas”
(DEBORAH SHAW - YORK HOUSE NURSERY)
Congratulations to St Michael's CE Primary School for issuing letters and Sun Safety leaflets to the parents / guardians of all of their children. St Michael's CE Primary School have also pledged to make sure that all children have access to Sun Hats & Sunscreen and that all teachers at the school will be good role models with regard to sun safety.
“All parents have received a SunSafe letter and we have subsequently ordered hats from the website. Every family received the booklet and the response to this initiative has been positive. The children are now keeping a hat and sunscreen in school and each classroom has a hat and sunscreen box so children can access these items quickly and easily. Spare hats are also available in every classroom.”
“All staff, including teaching assistants and lunch time controllers have attended a meeting to discuss and agree to being role models in the playground. ”
(Jo Holt - St Michael's CE Primary School)
Congratulations to Willaston Pre-school for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award
“This has been an excellent scheme and has provided a more robust Sun screen policy for our Pre-school. The children have enjoyed learning the Slip, slop, slap song and can often be heard singing it as they play. This helps to reinforce the importance of protecting their skin in a way that is easily understood by them.”
(Ann Darlington - Willaston Pre-school)
Congratulations to St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School for carrying out the ‘George the Sun Safe Superstar’ Lesson Plan.
Lesson Plan photo submitted by St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School
“Using the lesson plan, worksheets and story book I taught sun safe lessons in all classes. We then made a sun safe display with work, photos and key questions”
(Curtis Sweetingham - St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School)
Congratulations to St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School for carrying out an introductory assembly about how to keep safe in the sun:
Assembly photo submitted by St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School
“Whole school assembly using the assembly plan. Children really enjoyed it and are following the 5 S's to sun safety”
(Curtis Sweetingham - St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School)
Congratulations to St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School for obtaining their Sun Safe School Status & Award
“Working towards gaining our Sun Safe School Status has really helped the school look at the procedures we needed to put in place to improve sun safety at school. We have implemented many new concepts such as the new sun hats, sun screen kept in school and since embarking on this project we have now installed a sun shelter in the playground. The whole school community is much more aware. Thank you”
(Curtis Sweetingham - St. Theresa's Catholic Primary School)
Congratulations to Golftyn CP School for obtaining their Sun Safe School Status & Award
“The whole school have thoroughly enjoyed carrying out all of the sun safe lessons! I believe that all of the children here at Golftyn are now Sun Safe Superstars!”
(Claire Thompson - Golftyn CP School)
Congratulations to Stanton Road Primary School for carrying out the ‘George the Sun Safe Superstar’ Lesson Plan.
Lesson Plan photo submitted by Stanton Road Primary School
“We passed the book round to each class and the teacher read the story to the children, it has been told now to all of the pupiks in our school, the children did a selection of the worksheets and designed some sun safety posters which we did as a competition in school”
(Debbie Richards - Stanton Road Primary School)
Congratulations to Bebington Pre School for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award
“The children have really enjoyed learning all about sun safety and we downloaded slip slap slop and they enjoyed listening to the song, and loved the george book ”
(Laura Ellis - Bebington Pre School)
Congratulations to Lewannick Preschool for providing shaded areas for their pupils.
Shaded Area photo submitted by Lewannick Preschool
“we use our "yellow house" in all weathers rain,shine snow. we have just recieved a large amount of money from a local event and will be purchasin a sun sail to provide more shade in the open.
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(Alison Sleeman - Lewannick Preschool)
Congratulations to Stantonfields Pre-school for providing shaded areas for their pupils.
Shaded Area photo submitted by Stantonfields Pre-school
“We have three canopies in our outside area, one is a large permanent fixed canopy on our playground with two smaller fabric canopies on our grassed area for the children to shelter from the sun.”
(Marilyn Lewis - Stantonfields Pre-school)
Congratulations to Little Angels Nursery for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award
“Thank you. We have had a lot of fun using the resources. The children are often to heard singing the 'Slip, Slop, Slap' song around the Nursery. As a seaside setting, we think that it is important to raise 'Sun Safe' awareness with both children and parents.”
(Pauline Burden - Little Angels Nursery)
