JUNIOR SCHOOL INFORMATION HANDBOOK

Sun Protection Policy 

This policy has been adopted to ensure that all staff and students attending All Saints’ College Junior School are protected from skin damage caused by exposure to the sun. It applies throughout the school year and while on College Outdoor Learning Programs, excursions and at carnivals.

 

When activities must take place outdoors in Terms 1 and 4 – especially between 11.00am and 3.00pm – students and staff will be encouraged to protect themselves from harmful UV sun rays in the following ways:

 

1. Responsible and Proactive Behaviour 

  • Students are required to wear the correct College hat whenever they are outdoors. Broad-brimmed hats and peaked caps that have the additional neck protection flap are required for all Junior School students in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. Students in Years 5 and 6 have the additional option of wearing Senior School peaked caps for sporting activities only, such as Physical Education lessons or Interschool/Interhouse Sport.
  • The Uniform Store provides students and staff with the opportunity to purchase hats with a 50+UV index rating.
  • Visitors and guests are encouraged to wear hats when attending outdoor events.
  • A ‘No Hat – No Play’ statement is widely published, articulated and enforced.
  • Students without hats are directed to a designated shaded area.
  • Students are educated to wear sunscreen prior to arriving at school in the morning, and to reapply at recess and lunchtime.
  • Students are encouraged to take responsibility for applying their own sunscreen, which includes the purchase of their own supply.
  • Sunscreen is provided in large tubs during carnivals and other outdoor events. Regular reminders are issued by teachers.
  • Students are allowed to wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from harmful UV radiation while participating in outdoor activities (when safe and practical to do so).
  • Fashion sunglasses with no UV rating are not acceptable. Sunglasses may be worn to and from the College, or when outside in the College grounds.

2. Curriculum and Student Education 

  • Sun protection and skin cancer prevention programs are incorporated into the curriculum at each year level throughout the Health strand, Personal, Social and Community Health.
  • Sun protection is promoted throughout the year in newsletters and diaries.
  • Teacher reference materials and resources are provided to support sun protection strategies.

3. Environment 

  • Whenever possible, indoor areas are used for the daily physical education lessons which occur during peak UV index times.
  • Shade is provided at all outdoor College carnivals.

4. Evaluation

All Saints’ College Junior School will review the effectiveness of this policy each year in terms of:

  • Student/staff adherence to SunSmart behaviour.
  • Regular assessment of shade.
  • Reflection, evaluation and updating of curriculum materials and activities relevant to SunSmart education.