Thursday 5 December 2019

Annette Matthews is MASCED PRO Certified!

Congratulations to Annette Matthews for completing the MASCED PRO Training Programme!

“Brilliant resource , I will be sharing! I train healthcare professionals in skin care and this tool will be invaluable for me to recommend moving forward! Brilliant! Annette @skin smiles success”

Annette Matthews would recommend the MASCED PRO Training Programme to other healthcare professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Wednesday 27 November 2019

lynne gentle is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to lynne gentle for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Very enlightening and informative. I am alert to changes in my client's skin, but now know specifically what to look for.”

lynne gentle would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

lynne gentle is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to lynne gentle for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Very enlightening and informative. I am alert to changes in my client's skin, but now know specifically what to look for.”

lynne gentle would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Thursday 14 November 2019

Nicola Collins is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Nicola Collins for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Excellent step by step procedure of different skin cancers, great clear pictures and descriptions good clear advice for clients help and materials to educate and try to prevent skin cancers. Thank you x”

Nicola Collins would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Markos Malone _kokkinos is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Markos Malone _kokkinos for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This is the what this beauty industry has to put to practice for everyone, all beauty therapists and hairdressers and barbers they have to know about this skin caner education . It is was an eye opener for me .I have been in this industry for 19 years and I have learned so much and the key things to look for melanoma and skin cancer . Thank for this, together we can save lives...”

Markos Malone _kokkinos would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Jenny Skerritt is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Jenny Skerritt for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“A helpful course, I think everyone in the beauty industry should do this!”

Jenny Skerritt would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.




National skin cancer charity, Skcin are excited to announce a partnership with Janssen Cosmetics UK Ltd.

Janssen Cosmetics are leaders in the education and training they provide their staff in all their clinics across the UK. When Skcin met with Director, Krestyna Batty we realised immediately a shared passion for raising skin cancer awareness in the industry. Together we knew we could make a huge impact.

Skcin’s MASCED campaigns are the perfect fit for Janssen Cosmetics who, with their international partners always remain a step ahead in recognising market trends. They understand that the beauty and healthcare industry are on the frontline when it comes to the prevention and early detection of skin cancer. By harnessing the power of these professionals via the unique MASCED online training programmes we can help save lives.

MASCED which targets the beauty industry will be available to all Janssen Cosmetic clinics in the UK.

MASCED.PRO is specifically designed for medical and healthcare professionals and will be available to Level 4 + students. They will be able to access the programme via Janssen Cosmetics sister brand, Inspira Med.

Skcin have been UK leaders in education, prevention and early detection of skin cancer for 13 years and know that together with Janssen Cosmetics we will make a difference and save lives.







Sunday 27 October 2019

Claire Speed is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Claire Speed for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Very informative and helpful guide. I feel confident now to be more aware of changes in my own and my clients skin, and i know i can give correct advice and guidance to help them take notice.”

Claire Speed would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Thursday 24 October 2019

Nicola Duffy is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Nicola Duffy for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“I found this accreditation programme very informative. I now feel that i have the knowledge and confidence to recognise when to advise my clients to seek professional advice from their gp or dermatologist.”

Nicola Duffy would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Wednesday 23 October 2019

Dragon Tots At Dylan's Den Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Dragon Tots At Dylan's Den for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Dragon Tots At Dylan's Den have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“Our children love George the Sun Safe Superstar story which is read during the week at story time. The song was easy to teach and children can be heard singing this independently while playing.”

(Nia Davies - Dragon Tots At Dylan's Den)

“As a setting we have found this a worthwhile exercise. Staff were enthusiastic returning from the training and have implemented what they learnt. They have used the resources and given stickers to children who bring hats to the setting. ”

(Nia Davies - Dragon Tots At Dylan's Den)

Thursday 17 October 2019

Lisa Shaw is MASCED PRO Certified!

Congratulations to Lisa Shaw for completing the MASCED PRO Training Programme!

“I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course and i will recommend it to the nursing team i work alongside in pre operative assessment to become more aware of what to look out for and to sign post patients to their gp to any suspicious lesions/moles to help with early detection. I will keep my ruler in my pocket at work as a reminder and a tool.”

Shaw would recommend the MASCED PRO Training Programme to other healthcare professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Lisa Shaw is MASCED PRO Certified!

Congratulations to Lisa Shaw for completing the MASCED PRO Training Programme!

“I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course and i will recommend it to the nursing team i work alongside in pre operative assessment to become more aware of what to look out for and to sign post patients to their gp to any suspicious lesions/moles to help with early detection. I will keep my ruler in my pocket at work as a reminder and a tool.”

Shaw would recommend the MASCED PRO Training Programme to other healthcare professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Thursday 10 October 2019

Victoria Caruana is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Victoria Caruana for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“I already had a good knowledge in this area however his accreditation has made it easy to spot the early signs. A great accreditation that should be standard practise not optional.”

Caruana would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Tiny Toes Day Nursery is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Tiny Toes Day Nursery for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“Children have enjoyed the resources and have understood that they need sun protection when playing in the garden. The parents in our nursery have given us good feedback on our Sun Safe Policy and our commitment to the children to ensure the children are safe when out in the sunshine. We will continue to promote sun safety throughout the year as we understand that even on a cloudy day the sun's ray can still be harmful.”

(Clair Fusco - Tiny Toes Day Nursery)

Saturday 21 September 2019

Dawn Anderson is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Dawn Anderson for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This is a brilliant course that has given me enough knowledge to be able to confidently identify any abnormality and advise clients when to visit their gp. Working as a beauty therapist i see a lot of clients and areas that they cannot see clearly.”

Anderson would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Friday 13 September 2019

Louise Patton is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Louise Patton for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This e-test really opened my eyes, I thought by just reading the booklet I knew what to look for, but while doing the test I noticed that some things I thought was an indicator were not, and things that I didn't were. Thank you for educating me on the right and wrong. I hope I never have to refer anyone to a doctor, but least now I know what to look out for when dealing with clients”

Patton would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Sunday 1 September 2019

Jo-Anna Coxall is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Jo-Anna Coxall for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Clear, informative, easy to complete and valuable information that could save someones life”

Coxall would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Saturday 24 August 2019

Ann Bradley-Whittaker is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ann Bradley-Whittaker for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“Thank you for this valuable course on detecting potential melanoma and skin cancer on clients who i see at my place of work. I understand that i do not have the expertise to make diagnosis's, but sign posting clients to see the help of gp's and dermatologists is very important. I now have a better understanding and feel confident to be curious and engage in communication with clients, if the need arises.”

Bradley-Whittaker would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Friday 23 August 2019

Pear Tree Nursery, West Road Completes Step 1 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Sun Hats, Sunscreen & Role Models

Congratulations to Pear Tree Nursery, West Road for issuing Sun Safety Fact Sheets to all their pupils. Pear Tree Nursery, West Road has also pledged to keep sun hats and sunscreen available for all their children and to act as role models with regard to sun safety:

“Today we emailed out the fact sheet and printed the letter for parents to sign at pick up. Going forward we will include both in our care plan packs ”

(Heather Goode - Pear Tree Nursery, West Road)

“we have a supply of sun hats for all our ages (0-2, 2-3 and 3-5) and all staff act as role models for all children in their care.”

(Heather Goode - Pear Tree Nursery, West Road)

Spring Cedars Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Spring Cedars for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Spring Cedars have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children showed great enjoyment in listening to the story, they pointed to the different pictures. Some moved to the rhymes while adults sang it.”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

“We will regularly use the resources provided by yourselves, they are accessible in the toddler room for parents / carers and adults.”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

Spring Cedars is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Spring Cedars for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“This was very interesting and fun for the children - highly recommend. ”

(Shayna Lee - Spring Cedars)

Layfield Day Care Centre is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Layfield Day Care Centre for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“The process is easy to complete and is an important part of our practice to keep children safe.”

(Diane Medd - Layfield Day Care Centre)

St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children have throughly enjoyed participating in learning the Slip, Slop, Slap song. We also made a little dance whilst doing so. Many children said they would like to be like George the Sun Safe superstar!”

(Taylor Droscp;; - St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road)

“All steps are now completed. And we look forward to being part of the Sun Safe Nursery scheme. ”

(Taylor Droscp;; - St Aubin Nursery Romilly Road)

Thursday 15 August 2019

Ashleigh Evans is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ashleigh Evans for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“I found the course very useful and found out facts that i do not think many people would know. I look forward to educating my clients with my new knowledge and hope to make a difference to change the mindset of using sun beds and sun worshipping, and also put my new training to good use.”

Evans would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Tuesday 6 August 2019

Ruth Brislin is MASCED Accredited!

Congratulations to Ruth Brislin for completing the MASCED Accreditation!

“This has been invaluable to learn about the different characteristics to look out for and help raise awareness. Thanks”

Brislin would recommend the MASCED Accreditation to other industry professionals and rates the programme 5 stars.

Thursday 1 August 2019




FACING THE SUN

Skcin and Sanofi Genzyme co-host a skin cancer awareness event to MPs and Peers at the House of Commons.


On the 10th July 2019, Skcin proudly presented our work to over 30 MPs at Westminster during the ‘Facing The Sun’ event, kindly sponsored by Sanofi Genzyme. Our mission was to raise awareness amongst parliamentarians by highlighting the prevalence of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers in the UK and the work we are doing nationally to combat this almost entirely preventable disease.

With skin cancer rates continuing to rise dramatically, annual costs to the NHS estimated to be in the ‘hundreds of millions’ and thousands of lives lost unnecessarily every year, the importance of having engaged and well-informed parliamentarians to support national efforts in this arena is crucial.

During the two hour drop in event, MPs engaged with Skcin to have their personal UV photographs taken, chat to the team and take away vital information outlining why our work is perfectly aligned with the Health Secretary’s pending Green paper, ‘Prevention is Better Than Cure’. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-secretary-launches-prevention-is-better-than-cure-vision


Marie Tudor, CEO of Skcin said: “ The high turnout from Members of Parliament and Peers was a great success  – particularly given the unpredictable nature of any event held in parliament and at a time of such government turmoil! We felt privileged to have been given the opportunity to join forces with Sanofi Genzyme to deliver such a well-attended event, that subsequently witnessed lots of media activity from many MPs.


In a parliamentary debate earlier this year, the former Deputy Secretary of Health, Steve Brine called for ‘Blue Sky thinking’ when it comes to the prevention of skin cancer and states that ‘Right across government, I want us to be working with all those who have a role in influencing health: communities, employers, industry, local government, schools and charities’.  At Skcin, we strongly believe that our pioneering work in educational intervention across all these fields offers the ‘blue sky thinking’ called for when it comes to tackling this major public health concern and we were delighted by the interest and support offered”.


Dr Henry Featherstone, Director of Public Affairs, Sanofi UK added: “We are delighted to have co-hosted Facing the Sun with Skcin, who deliver important work to educate the public on skin cancer prevention. By supporting parliamentarians to see the signs of sun damage first-hand, Facing the Sun brought home the need for policymakers to take action on improving skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Sanofi Genzyme is committed to driving improved awareness of skin cancer and supporting all those affected through their health journey.”

If you wish to support our mission and ongoing lobbying please get in touch.

Marie.tudor@skcin.org

Wednesday 31 July 2019

The Lodge Day Nursery is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to The Lodge Day Nursery for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“The website is very informative, providing you with information about what the scheme entails, the process of becoming a Sun Safe Nursery and lots of other relevant information. There are some fantastic resources available including the 'George the Sun Safe Superstar' book. The process of becoming a Sun Safe Nursery is very smooth and beneficial to our nursery. We would definitely recommend this scheme as this improves staff, parents and carers knowledge and most importantly keeps the children safe. ”

(Megan Parker-Hardman - The Lodge Day Nursery)

Monday 29 July 2019

Little Hands Day Care Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Little Hands Day Care for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Little Hands Day Care have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children have been singing the song whilst getting ready to go outside. They have even been singing this independently as they are having their suncream applied. All age groups have enjoyed listening to the story and the staff have been using visuals to demonstrate the items we need to stay safe in the sun. The younger children have been putting their hats on whilst we have read the story to them and have enjoyed singing the song many of them know the Slip Slap Slop bit of by heart”

(Sheridan Bryson - Little Hands Day Care )

“We make pledge to continue to use the resources to reinforce the Sun Safe message to our children”

(Sheridan Bryson - Little Hands Day Care )

Saturday 27 July 2019

Blossom Day Nursery is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Blossom Day Nursery for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“Sun Safe Nurseries is easy to access and provides wonderful free resources to engage children in their learning about sun safety. Since being involved with sun safe nurseries more parents have understood the importance of bringing suncream and a hat for their child. ”

(Alice Mulley - Blossom Day Nursery)

Early Birds At The Revel Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Early Birds At The Revel for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Early Birds At The Revel have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children really enjoyed the story. They have been able to recall the 5 things that they need to keep themselves safe in the sun.”

(Tashika Bennett - Early Birds At The Revel )

“I pledge that Early Birds Nursery will regularly reinforce the sun safe message using the resources provided.”

(Tashika Bennett - Early Birds At The Revel )

Charles Darwin Nursery Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Charles Darwin Nursery for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Charles Darwin Nursery have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children were very excited to learn a new song and the weather has helped to engage the children! The parents/carers have also enjoyed listening to their children sing the song too! The children also love the book and ask for it to be read lots!”

(Danielle Haynes - Charles Darwin Nursery)

“The children have loved talking about how we can keep safe in the sun as much as we have. Both the staff and parents/carers have been real.y supportive of this. We will continue to use the sun safe resources to help us to consistently implement the policy within our setting.”

(Danielle Haynes - Charles Darwin Nursery)

Little Pippins Preschool is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Little Pippins Preschool for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“Sun Safe Nurseries have made our job so much easier by providing such amazing resources, such as the book and song. We have also made sun hats at the setting as part of our planning and all staff role model safe practice by covering up, wearing hats and sun glasses in the garden.”

(Rachel Cleary - Little Pippins Preschool)

Oak Tree Centre Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Oak Tree Centre for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Oak Tree Centre have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“The children really enjoyed the story and we play the song when we are applying the suncream to the children so that they fully engage with the process and encourage parents to use suncream at home and bring their children in already with suncream applied”

(Tracey Evans - Oak Tree Centre)

“We have completed the resources and also given out copies of the story to all the children to take home to reinforce the importance of applying sunscreen and staying safe in the sun”

(Tracey Evans - Oak Tree Centre)

Little Learners Nursery is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Little Learners Nursery for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“The overall process and been very positive and all the resources we have received has been brilliant. ”

(Claire Nettleship - Little Learners Nursery )

Charlotte Adcock is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Charlotte Adcock for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“We feel the information and resources very good in promoting sun safe, we have shared this with our sister nursery as we have found it a valuable resource.”

(Charlotte Adcock - Charlotte Adcock)

Fingers And Thumbs Day Care Centre is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Fingers And Thumbs Day Care Centre for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“The process of gaining the Sun Safe Nursery Status was really straight forward and very beneficial to our setting. The children have enjoyed learning the song and taking part in all the activities provided. Fortunately we have also had lots of sunshine so far this year to practise being safe in the sun!”

(Caroline Davies - Fingers And Thumbs Day Care Centre)

Stepping Stones Grange is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Stepping Stones Grange for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“thank you for the free resources- the programme has heightened staff awareness of safe sunning ”

(Mikaela Gibson-Stallard - Stepping Stones Grange)

Lydlynch Preschool is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Lydlynch Preschool for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“This has been a really simple process to complete. Parents took a while to return the forms. We are proud to promote that we are a Sun Safe pre-school.”

(Samantha Churn - Lydlynch Preschool)

Scribbles Pre-school Bawdeswell is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Scribbles Pre-school Bawdeswell for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“We feel as a setting that this should be compulsory in all preschools/schools. Fantastic website, easy steps to follow. We will be contacting our local paper and asking them to come and let the children tell them how to be sun safe.”

(Deborah Williams - Scribbles Pre-school Bawdeswell)

Twizzle Tops Stevenage is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Twizzle Tops Stevenage for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“Absolute great way to promote safety in the sun. Great way to include parents in their child safety. Staff really enjoyed using the resources in their planning and being good role models to the children. ”

(Jayde Thomas - Twizzle Tops Stevenage)

Twizzle Tops Stevenage Completes Step 1 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Sun Hats, Sunscreen & Role Models

Congratulations to Twizzle Tops Stevenage for issuing Sun Safety Fact Sheets to all their pupils. Twizzle Tops Stevenage has also pledged to keep sun hats and sunscreen available for all their children and to act as role models with regard to sun safety:

“All letters have been sent to parents. Posters displayed and sent out on newsletters and facebook. These will also be provided to all new parents and all documents kept on record ”

(Jayde Thomas - Twizzle Tops Stevenage)

“We have ordered extra hats and we now have sun cream dispensers in all our classrooms. The staff are aware that they must act as a role model”

(Jayde Thomas - Twizzle Tops Stevenage)

Longwick Preschool is now an Official Sun Safe Nursery!

Congratulations to Longwick Preschool for obtaining their Sun Safe Nursery Status & Award

“Heightening awareness of the dangers of over exposure to the sun has proved successful. During recent warm weather ALL children arrived already sun creamed and all shoulders covered.”

(Sophie Marshall - Longwick Preschool )

Longwick Preschool Completes Step 2 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Shade

Congratulations to Longwick Preschool for providing shaded areas for their pupils.

Shaded Area photo submitted by Longwick Preschool

“We often use the veranda of our setting which provides shade for the children at all times of the day. We also have a gazebo that we use in our pre-school garden to provide shade.”

(Sophie Marshall - Longwick Preschool )

Longwick Preschool Completes Step 1 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Sun Hats, Sunscreen & Role Models

Congratulations to Longwick Preschool for issuing Sun Safety Fact Sheets to all their pupils. Longwick Preschool has also pledged to keep sun hats and sunscreen available for all their children and to act as role models with regard to sun safety:

“Explanation letters and Pre-school's Sun Protection policy sent to parents/carers on w/c 23/4/18 including paper copies for ease of return. We have monitored and chased all outstanding acknowledge forms.”

(Sophie Marshall - Longwick Preschool )

“Spare hats are available at all times along with pre-school's own sun cream. Staff also apply sun cream in front of the children and talk about the importance of 'Slip, slap, slop'.”

(Sophie Marshall - Longwick Preschool )

Wednesday 17 July 2019

SKCIN’s North West Ambassador, Michelle Forsyth awards children at her local Sun Safe Accredited school 400 Sun Hats, courtesy of former pupil, 81 year old skin cancer patient Brian Watson and national awareness charity Skcin.



Michelle Forsyth, Macmillan skin cancer care co-ordinator at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and SKCIN’s North West Ambassador for several years has undertaken fantastic work within many local schools, helping them to achieve Skcin’s Sun Safe Schools Accreditation by providing hands on support, assemblies and workshops.

Yesterday, Westminster Primary School in Blackpool received 400 free legionnaire sun hats for every pupil, thanks to former pupil and skin cancer patient Brian Watson who wanted to help the school ensure all children had access to suitable sun hats, following his visits with Michelle to help raise awareness of the importance of Sun Safety.






Michelle Forsyth said, ‘Brian has had 13 skin cancers, 1 very serious Melanoma and multiple BCCs and SCCs. He currently remains under close review, however, helping me raise awareness amongst the community has been hugely therapeutic for him, as 6 months ago he wasn’t leaving his house and he now feels he has a purpose!’

Marie Tudor, CEO at Skcin said, ‘We are delighted to see such fantastic work being undertaken by arguably one of our most proactive Ambassadors. Michelle’s passion and enthusiasm is inspirational, her dedication clearly demonstrating the valuable work that can be achieved by combining efforts and pooling talents for the benefit of the wider community.

‘We are humbled by Brain’s story and his positive and proactive approach to helping our future generations by donating these items which can, unfortunately and all-too-often be deemed luxuries in many inner city schools’.

‘I feel like I've been given my life back since I've been helping Michelle raise skin cancer awareness and the importance of sun safety’ said Brian.  ‘It’s given me a purpose and knowing I might save just one person from going through what I have been through makes it so worthwhile. I look forward to continuing to help Michelle and SKCIN make a difference!’

Kimberley Leathley from Westminster Primary said, ‘The school and parents are extremely grateful to Michelle, Brian and SKCIN for all of their support. Our journey into becoming a Sun Safe School has been enjoyed by all of our pupils. The Skcin charity and Michelle have guided us every step of the way and having Brian come in to talk to pupils and staff was an amazing experience that we all truly appreciated. Having undertaken the Sun Safe Schools accreditation, we are all so much more aware of the damaging affects of the sun and are now implementing sun safe strategies into the pupils everyday lives that will become so ingrained, we truly believe that pupils will carry these strategies into their adult lives.’


Heather Baines, Skin Cancer Lead Nurse, said, ‘The work Michelle does in the community is invaluable as she continues to raise awareness of skin cancer prevention. As a team we have provided as much additional support as we can to enhance Brian’s patient journey and it’s refreshing to see him reaping the benefits.’

Joan de Vega Macmillan Skin Cancer CNS Said, Michelle has had a very positive impact on Brian’s recovery and I think this has increased his self-confidence and self-worth by involving Brian in helping the school achieve their Sun Safe Schools Accreditation. As a team we have a fantastic relationship with Brian and he feels very well supported. Working in partnership with Michelle and national awareness charity SKCIN has really made a huge difference to Brian’s well-being’.

Michelle and SKCIN would also like to thank ‘Hi Vis Heroes' for their help in sourcing and supplying the 400 legionnaire sun hats within a tight budget and deadlines.

As the academic year now comes to a close for Sun Safe Schools, SKCIN, Michelle and the team at Blackpool Hospital will continue to combine our efforts in raising awareness across the community, feeling proud that we are truly making a difference and saving lives.




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For further information about Skcin and/or the Sun Safe Schools national accreditation programme, please contact: marie.tudor@skcin.org

To contact Michelle Forsyth, Macmillan skin cancer care co-ordinator at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: michelle.forsyth@nhs.net

Monday 8 July 2019

Congratulations to Gellifaelog Primary School for completing their Sun Safe Accreditation!

Skcin are pleased to announce that Gellifaelog Primary School is now a Sun Safe School.

“This scheme has been enjoyed by all children in the school, the message has been clear and explained in a child friendly, fun way. Since introducing the scheme within the school you can see that the children are much more aware of how important it is to stay safe in the sun, and are taking responsibility and becoming independent with keeping safe when the weather is nice. Children are now bringing in sun screen, sun hats, and sunglasses to wear during break times where this was not the case before starting the scheme. The eco committee have been given roles of becoming uv monitors and are displaying posters around the school. Texts are now sent out when sun and high uv levels are forecast to remind parents of the importance of sun safety. All of the resources and steps of the scheme have been easy to follow and well suited for all children in the school, and the children have enjoyed taking part.

(Elise Serrano - Gellifaelog Primary School) 8th July 2019

SKCIN AND THE CLARE DALY FOUNDATION, JOIN FORCES TO TRAIN HAIR, HEALTH AND BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS ACROSS MERSEYSIDE HOW TO SPOT THE EARLY SIGNS OF SKIN CANCER AND SAVE LIVES




Skcin are proud to announce a collaboration with Liverpool based melanoma charity, the Clare Daly Foundation who have pledged £10,000 support to offer free training to hair, health and beauty professionals across Merseyside via Skcin’s national MASCED accreditation programme.

The MASCED (Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection) national training programme, launched in January 2018, training eyes to save lives across the hair, health and beauty industries and has witnessed huge success. With almost 10,000 registered professionals to date and thousands of 5 star testimonials, Skcin are excited to work with the Clare Daly Foundation to roll the training out across the Merseyside region in memory of Clare Daly who sadly lost her life to melanoma at the age of 29.

Inspired by the bravery and dignity with which Clare faced her illness, Clare’s family and friends set up the Clare Daly Foundation in her memory, to help in the fight against melanoma. The foundation has supported Skcin’s work over the last few years now, donating up to £30,000 to assist primary schools in their duty of care and educate children across Merseyside on the importance of sun safety and skin cancer prevention, via Skcin’s national Sun Safe Schools accreditation programme.

Michael McNally, brother of Clare and founder member of the Foundation said: “At the Clare Daly Foundation we first became aware of Skcin through its Sun Safe Schools accreditation. We felt it had come up with really interesting and innovative ways of conveying the sun safe message to school children. We were so impressed with the work Skcin was doing in this area that we committed up to £30,000 to promoting the accreditation to schools in the Merseyside region. 

When Skcin told us about MASCED this was something that really interested us. Clare worked in the health and beauty sector so it seemed very relevant to us. However, training health and beauty professionals to alert individuals to potential concerns also seemed like such a fantastic way of ensuring potential problems are dealt with at an early stage. All of the evidence shows that detecting skin cancer at an early stage improves patients overall prospects.

The people at Skcin are a really great group of people and we know they have proven methods of raising awareness of skin cancer. With that in mind we decided to offer to fund some MASCED training in the Merseyside region. We approached Skin and after some discussion have agreed to fund up to 500 MASCED training courses, worth up to £10,000. 

We feel the MASCED training will help save lives and equip health and beauty professionals with skills they can utilise throughout their entire careers. At CDF we are so proud to be in a position to make this donation and once again be working with the excellent Skcin”.

Marie Tudor, CEO of charity Skcin added: “We are absolutely delighted to be continuing our work with the Clare Daly Foundation who have been incredibly supportive of Skcin and our work over the last few years.

Our mission, made possible by CDF is to work together to engage as many hair, health and beauty industry professionals as possible, with a focus on trainers in the industry to generate greatest impact and potential reach.

We know from the valuable and incredible feedback we receive daily from our MASCED community, that this training is making a difference and saving lives and we are hugely grateful to CDF for the opportunity to focus on delivering this valuable training across Merseyside”.

The MASCED training programme is an online accredited course that has been approved by professional dermatologists, is recognised by BABTAC and endorsed by Habia, worth 2 CPD points. Participants receive printed training resources via post prior to undertaking the online e-course to gain their certificate of accreditation.

Hair, Health and Beauty industry professionals who work in the Merseyside region and would like to take advantage of this excellent FREE training, simply email claire.dale@skcin.org who will provide you with your FREE voucher code.


For further information about the MASCED training programme visit: masced.uk

Wednesday 15 May 2019

NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AWARENESS CHARITY, SKCIN LAUNCH ‘MASCED PRO’ - A national Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection training programme for Medical and Healthcare Practitioners.



The MASCED PRO on-line training programme has been developed by national melanoma and skin cancer awareness charity, Skcin, to provide medical and healthcare practitioners with an accessible, cost effective tool with which to develop their knowledge of the early signs and symptoms of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers - giving them the confidence to refer or signpost patients to appropriate colleagues and/or services following the identification of suspicious lesions.

Despite the vast majority of all skin cancers being preventable, statistics continue to soar and ignorance regarding how to spot the early signs and symptoms on a personal level, or within professional capacities remains widespread. The objective of the MASCED PRO programme is to fill the mammoth void that exists in this arena by facilitating the provision of effective training tools with quality printed and on-line resources, enabling practitioners to integrate this knowledge into their everyday practice and extend vital information on prevention and early detection across their patient communities.

The MASCED PRO training programme has been reviewed and is supported by the British Association of Dermatologists, the British Association Skin Cancer Specialist Nurses and the British Dermatological Nursing Group.

“The British Association of Dermatologists supports this valuable programme. Many professionals who come into contact with skin through the course of their work will have received little or no training in how to spot signs of the UK’s most common cancer. Given that the vast majority of deaths from skin cancer could be avoided if the cancer was detected earlier, work such as this by Skcin, to help drive earlier referrals of potential cancers to specialists, can only be seen as a hugely positive step”.


The training programme has been developed by the charity following the success of it’s sister scheme that launched in January 2018 training hair, health and beauty industry professionals. With over 10,000 professionals registered across the UK and over 1,000 from over 30 different countries globally, the MASCED programme has seen huge success. The significant interest from medical & healthcare practitioners and associated organisations highlighted the evident need for such a programme to develop into an arena that is void of practical, accessible and measurable solutions.

“Allied Health professionals have a major role to play in prevention”
- a statement issued by Public Health England who have recently published the first ever UK-wide public health strategy that sets out their plans to maximise the contribution that Allied Health Professionals make to prevention and how they can deliver public health benefits.

Marie Tudor CEO of charity, Skcin adds: “ By supporting all healthcare professionals to embed prevention and early detection within their practice is critical to reducing the soaring rates of skin cancer in the UK. The MASCED PRO training programme strongly supports the call by Public Health England to look beyond the obvious NHS workforce to see how other professionals can help prevent illness and promote wellbeing”.

Allied Health Professionals make an enormous contribution to tackling public health challenges. Made up of 14 professions, including occupational therapists, paramedics, podiatrists and physiotherapists, AHPs are the third largest workforce in the NHS. Spending time with millions of people across the country every day, these professionals are well placed to offer skin health advice and support to a wide range of different communities.

The MASCED PRO training programme however, extends further than the 14 professions defined as AHP’s and is open to all medical and healthcare practitioners. The training also fills a huge void that exists in the education of General Practitioners who are surprisingly afforded little to no training on the subject.

The training programme piloted throughout March and April earlier this year in the Midlands, where 45 of the 100 healthcare practitioners who took part were GPs who provided some hugely positive, 5 star feedback:

“The course refreshed and consolidated my knowledge and helped me to identify where further training is needed. Where any doubt existed I now have all the tools needed to be confident in justifying any requests for referral. Thank you!”

“Really useful learning package. good variety pictures and tests knowledge adequately. I feel a lot more confident looking at skin lesions and when to refer”.

“Useful course. It has definitely increased my confidence in identifying suspicious lesions”.


The training programme is officially launching today,  Wednesday 15th May at the Primary Care and Public Health Exhibition at NEC Birmingham -  the UK’s leading event for GPs, federations, CCGs, primary care and community pharmacists, nurses, midwives, AHPs and healthcare managers working in primary care, community care, public and prison health.

Marie Tudor said: “This is the perfect platform to us to officially launch the programme and with a speakers slot lined up we anticipate great interest. We have worked hard over the last year to develop this training that has been reviewed and supported by many professionals in dermatology, giving us the confidence to forge forward and launch the training programme nationally”.






LEARNING OUTCOMES


With the provision of the training and tools provided by the MASCED PRO Training Programme, on completion learners will be able to:
•  Identify and interpret common signs and symptoms in the assessment of the most common forms of potential non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers.
• Demonstrate appropriate clinical decision-making in taking action to refer or sign-post patients to appropriate colleagues and / or services.
• Utilise effective communication techniques in the education of their patients in relation to the identification, management and prevention of sun damage and skin cancer.
• Critically reflect on their own clinical practice to identify and develop their understanding of sun damage and skin cancers.
Gain access to the tools and resources with which to extend the provision of vital information on the prevention and early detection of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer into and across their patient community.


IMPACT ON CURRENT PRACTICE


Lack of knowledge and awareness on a national scale means that cancerous lesions are not detected by patients or healthcare practitioners, delaying treatment which can result in poor prognosis. There are Potential impacts of the MASCED PRO training on current healthcare practice in the UK these are:

• Increased confidence, enhanced practical skills and Improved knowledge of skin lesions across medical & healthcare industries.
• Early identification and treatment of malignant lesions- increasing long term survival rates.
• Increased awareness - that not all lesions follow the ABCDE rule and that the ABCDEF (subungual) and CUBED rules are good additional diagnostic tools.
• Increased knowledge of the warning signs of amelanotic lesions which lack pigmentation.
• Increased awareness and education across patient communities in relation to the identification, management and prevention of sun damage and skin cancer.
• Reduced treatment costs for the National Health Service.


WHAT’S INVOLVED?


Every professional who registers with the programme will receive a welcome pack which includes their MASCED PRO Guide - a 40 page essential learning tool that provides key information about the risks associated with UV, how to prevent skin cancer, how to identify the most common types of melanoma & non-melanoma skin cancers, how and when to refer/signpost patients, and how to extend vital information into and across their patient community. The MASCED PRO guide and mole ruler are designed to be kept in clinic as easy reference tools to aid practitioners in their everyday practice.

Once professionals have studied their guide they can then gain certification by completing the on-line e-course which has been developed to reinforce key messaging throughout the guide whilst providing a virtual experience in the identification of suspicious lesions and the subsequent referral/signposting process.

Medical and healthcare practitioners and AHP’s can get on board with the programme, by registering at: pro.masced.uk

All funds received from the MASCED PRO Training Programme are ploughed straight back into the charity, enabling them enhance and develop their comprehensive range of educational intervention programmes and resources, to aid the prevention and early detection of melanoma and skin cancer on a national scale.

For further information please contact: Marie Tudor:
marie.tudor@skcin.org | 0777 5771986
www.skcin.org

Sunday 12 May 2019

Titanic Spa trains staff to spot melanoma by partnering with skin cancer charity Skcin



Titanic Spa, the UK’s first eco-spa, located in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, announces a new partnership with skin cancer charity, Skcin.  Skcin will become the spa’s exclusive charity partner for 2019.  Titanic Spa will be supporting Skcin’s mission to raise awareness of skin cancer by promoting the importance of prevention and early detection.

According to Cancer Research UK, 1 in 36 UK males and 1 in 47 UK females will be diagnosed with melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer) during their lifetime.  In addition, over 210,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed annually in the UK making it the most common cancer by far. 

As part of its support, Titanic Spa has enrolled its therapist team in MASCED (Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection), Skcin’s National Accreditation programme for hair, health and beauty industry professionals. This will enable Titanic Spa’s staff to spot the early signs and symptoms of skin cancer on its spa guests as well as on its own staff and family members, giving them the confidence to communicate concerns and advise clients to take appropriate action.

The MASCED Accreditation Programme has also been developed to raise awareness of the importance of Sun Safety to aid the prevention of around 86% of melanoma and the majority of all skin cancer cases.  Titanic Spa will be utilising Skcin’s supportive awareness resources to extend vital information on the prevention and early detection of skin cancer across their client community, helping them to take charge of their own skin health and surveillance incorporating key ‘sun safe’ recommendations to its guests during the summer months promoting Skcin’s ‘Five S’s of Sun Safety’:

1.      SLIP on a t-shirt
2.      SLOP on SPF 30+ broad spectrum UVA sunscreen
3.      SLAP on a broad brimmed hat
4.      SLIDE on quality sunglasses
5.      SHADE from the sun whenever possible

Announcing the charity partnership, Titanic Spa’s Director, Amy Burton says “Our therapist team are skincare professionals so extending their training to skin surveillance and how to identify suspicious lesions seemed like a logical next step. They are perfectly placed to detect the early signs of skin cancer and in a unique position to become powerful advocates in the fight against cancer.  If this means they can potentially save client, staff or family lives, then that would be an incredible achievement and reward for us all.”

Campaign manager for MASCED Claire Dale says “We are delighted to be working with Titanic Spa and are hugely grateful of the support, energy and enthusiasm of the entire team. Their dedication to this initiative clearly demonstrates their commitment to providing an unrivalled service to their guests”.





www.titanicspa.co.uk       www.skcin.org

Titanic Spa
Low Westwood Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield HD7 5UN

01484 843 544 | www.titanicspa.com
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Wednesday 8 May 2019

Hannah Farman Completes Step 3 towards becoming a Sun Safe Nursery - Teaching Resources & Activities

Congratulations to Hannah Farman for reading George the Sun Safe Superstar to all their children and introducing everyone to the ‘Slip, Slap, Slop song’.Hannah Farman have also pledged to continue to regularly use the resources provided to reinforce the sun safe message to their children.

“This resource is something the children love and when putting on suncream we discuss all about the safety and why its so important.”

(Hannah Farman - Hannah Farman)

“We pledge to ensure our children are kept sunsafe. We will ensure all out children are kept sunsafe and provided with the right tools and knowledge to be safe from the sun furthermore we will ensure we continue to spread the message to parents. ”

(Hannah Farman - Hannah Farman)

Saturday 4 May 2019

SKCIN AND TENOVUS CANCER CARE LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT SKIN CANCER THROUGH EDUCATION.





SKCIN AND TENOVUS CANCER CARE LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT SKIN CANCER THROUGH EDUCATION

Skcin are proud to announce a partnership with Tenovus Cancer Care, working with primary schools across Wales, to assist them in their duty of care to provide a sun safe environment and educate children on the importance of sun safety to prevent skin cancer.

The partnership launched yesterday at Penyrenglyn Primary School where Skcin and Tenovus Cancer Care joined forces to deliver a whole school assembly which was attended by Chris Bryant MP for the Rhondda who had surgery to remove a stage three melanoma earlier this year. Chris had all the children thoroughly engaged - standing in front of the whole school, he talked about his scar, how he’d often burnt as a child and therefore how important it is to protect our skin, the children LOVED him!


Chris said: “It was great to meet with the wonderful Marie of SKCIN to discuss the hard work carried out by the charity to raise awareness of skin Cancer in the UK, specifically in UK Primary Schools. I was over the moon to present Penyrenglyn Primary School with their Sun Safe School Certificate alongside Tenovus Cancer Care highlighting the importance of protecting pupils from the sun. Thank you for all your hard work! I will be writing to all Primary schools in the Rhondda regarding this extremely important campaign”.






Continuing their commitment to deliver assemblies and educational sessions to primary school children in Wales, Tenovus Cancer Care are now working in partnership with Skcin to promote our national Sun Safe Schools accreditation programme which provides all UK primary schools with comprehensive free resources with step-by step guidance and support to ensure they fulfil their duty of care by:

Implementing a suitable sun safety policy that covers all government guidelines.
Communicating with parents to gain support and raise awareness within the wider school community.
Educating children on the importance of sun safety to influence behaviour for a ‘sun safe’ skin cancer free future.

Maura Matthews, Tenovus Cancer Care’s Prevention Lead, commented: “This is an excellent opportunity for us to build on the work we have been doing with schools by partnering with Skcin to deliver their Sun Safe Schools programme.

“We both have the same aims, to educate as many children as possible on the importance of sun safety, and this will allow us to reach more children than ever before.

“The accreditation scheme gives each school a realistic target to achieve and then recognition for the work they are doing, and we are looking forward to working with schools right across Wales.”

Marie Tudor, CEO of Skcin added: “The launch event was a huge success and I like to extend special thanks to all the staff and pupils at Penyrenglyn Primary School, to Tenovus Cancer Care and their amazing choir and to Chris Bryant, all of whom played vital roles in making the event a huge success”.

“Our partnership with Tenovus Cancer Care makes complete sense, why re-invent the wheel or spend hard earned fundraisers money on duplicating efforts when they can simply be combined so effectively! This relationship highlights how charities should be working together - something Skcin have always felt very strongly about”.

“With our back office management and reporting capabilities, we are able to report on all aspects of this unique initiative and use this information to measure success which is absolutely crucial”.

“Overall it was very emotional day for Skcin, who have dedicated so much hard work, over so many years and feel so passionately about the education of our future generations to prevent skin cancer. Maybe this is finally our chance to make our voice heard”.



Why all UK primary schools should get on-board with the Sun Safe Schools programme

Whilst some sun is good for us, over-exposure to UV is a serious health risk and the primary cause of the UK’s most common and fastest rising cancer. UV is a known carcinogen, damage is cumulative, irreparable and burning as a child can dramatically increase a persons risk of developing the disease in later life. With children spending almost half their childhood at school, where they are outdoors every day, during peak UV hours (11am - 3pm), it’s imperative that schools ensure children are protected from UV damage and are educated on the importance of enjoying the sun safely.

UV exposure without doubt has to be regarded as a serious health and safety issue for schools. The NICE guidelines for skin cancer prevention make it clear that children should never be allowed to burn and should be made aware of how important it is to protect their skin. In addition government guidelines recommend schools develop a policy on how to protect children when they are outside for more than a brief period in strong sunlight.

Whilst it’s clear that schools have a duty of care, for many primary schools across the UK, this can pose a daunting prospect; What does the policy look like, what should it contain, how do I educate my pupils, where do I get the materials I need and how do I find the time to source and implement it all?

Skcin recognise not only the importance of Sun Safety education in schools, but the pressures faced by those tasked to implement an effective policy and teachings. To help solve this issue and fill the mammoth void that exists in this arena, Skcin designed and developed the Sun Safe Schools accreditation programme to provide a single reference point and comprehensive FREE resource that can be accessed by any primary school nationally.

To gain their Sun Safe Accreditation, schools must complete a 4 step process, providing feedback on-line following completion of each step. All the resources a school needs have been provided to help them achieve each step effectively and efficiently, with maximum impact and confidence and with minimum strain on valuable time and resources.

STEP ONE: CREATE YOUR SUN SAFETY POLICY
Our on-line policy maker makes it easy for schools to tailor and download their own Sun Safety policy. This process ensures schools have considered and covered all essential guidelines and recommendations and can be confident that they are implementing a suitable policy to protect their pupils and present to parents.

STEP TWO: COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS

In accordance with a school’s tailored policy, a personalised letter is automatically generated to download and send home to parents along with their policy and Sun Safety information booklets provided free upon registration. This ensures schools are requesting the required level of support from parents, advising them correctly about Sun Safety and doing great work to increase vital knowledge about prevention and early detection within the wider school community.

STEP THREE: CONDUCT A WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

In addition the the range of resources including assembly plan, presentation slides, music and song - all available to schools via the programme, Tenovus will be continuing their support to primary schools across Wales by helping schools deliver their assembly, engage children and reinforce the importance of Sun Safety.

STEP FOUR: CONDUCT INDIVIDUAL CLASS LESSONS

Extensive curriculum linked educational resources for key stage one and two pupils have been provided and (and are to be delivered by Tenovus Cancer Care in Wales) to help schools engage children, increase knowledge and influence behaviour.

Upon completion, schools are awarded their Sun Safe Schools Certificate of Accreditation
The Accreditation is valid for one year, with a renewal process in place for schools to review their policy, reinforce support with the existing school community, advise newcomers and increase knowledge of sun safety through education.

ALL SCHOOLS THAT REGISTER TO TAKE PART RECEIVE:

• A comprehensive welcome pack and accreditation guide designed as a back-up resource to our on-line facility, including hard copies of all printable resources.
• School assembly and lesson plan support (provided by Tenovus Cancer Care in Wales).
• A hard copy of the book ‘George the Sun Safe Superstar’ for the school library
• Sun Safe Superstar stickers for all children
• Sun Safety information booklets for all parents and to raise awareness across the school community
• Unlimited access to all on-line resources


Marie Tudor, CEO of national skin cancer charity Skcin said, “ UV awareness and skin cancer have always been regarded as a public health issue and not an educational one. The fact is that they are inextricably linked. Skcin believe the only way to combat soaring statistics is for the two departments to work together in order to create the impact required and this is why schools are uniquely placed to provide a solution.

“Skcin also believe it is the combined duty of both schools and parents to ensure children are protected from over-exposure to UV during school hours and that educational messaging is best delivered at a young age in order create the necessary behavioural change. Therefore schools not only have a duty of care to implement policy, but are uniquely placed to educate children and communicate with parents to reinforce key messaging that will positively impact the lives of our future generation and those to come”.

“Skcin launched the Sun Safe Schools Accreditation over 5 years ago now and we are reaching thousands of primary schools across the UK, teaching over half a million children and raising awareness amongst their families via the scheme. We help schools by providing a single point of trusted information and associated resources that will help them, with their limited time, budgets and high works loads, to deliver the right policy, the right advice and the right resources to engage children with this vital messaging”.

“Whilst we can offer all of the above, what we struggle to provide on a national scale, is face-to-face support in delivering assemblies and lesson plans. We know teachers love nothing more than a booked-in, ‘all sorted’ massive ‘tick in the box’ assembly and that’s why we are really excited to be working with Tenovus Cancer Care in Wales who are already doing great work in this arena. By combining our efforts we can offer primary schools across Wales the very best service, with the greatest impact”.


Primary schools should register to take part at: www.sunsafeschools.co.uk

Together we can make a difference and save lives.