Sun safety in the primary school Children who have frequent or severe sunburn are at much greater risk of developing skin cancer as adults. Schools can play a role in protecting young people. Dr Hannah Wainman and Dr Eliza Hutchison advise
1, 2, 3 Germ Free! Free hand-washing resources for schools A free initiative to help improve and promote hand-washing in children’s toilet spaces is offering a range of resources for schools.
Kids Walk campaign to highlight road safety ?With six children killed or seriously injured on UK roads every day, a road safety campaign is aiming to raise awareness of safe spaces for children to walk in their communities.
Model policy for allergy management in schools A fifth of fatal anaphylaxis reactions that take place in schools are in children with no prior history of food and allergy.
Responding to harmful sexual behaviours among children A helpline has been launched for education and safeguarding professionals to help them respond to incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour among children and young people.
Back to School Guide: Supporting student wellbeing In this 12-page Back to School guide, we consider how the lockdown will have affected young people’s wellbeing and mental health, what challenges we expect to see as more pupils return, and how schools must respond...
