In view of the dangers of overexposure to the sun in Queensland, Education Queensland schools are to develop and implement a school sun protection strategy in which they consider the most practical and effective ways of further enhancing sun protection for students.
The consultative development of the school sun protection strategy may be undertaken as part of the Operational Planning process and so would involve school staff, students, parents and citizens associations, and other interested members of the community.
Schools, depending on how they are organising their Operational Plan document, may frame their sun protection objective and strategies in different ways:
To further support the school's strategy, principals and teachers have been requested to curtail the length and number of outdoor assemblies.
Education Queensland has also included a special sub-program in the Departmental Capital Works Program to enhance shade provisions in schools.
For information about developing a sun safety strategy, contact:
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