Complete Your 3Yr SunSmart Review

Welcome to your school’s 3 year SunSmart Policy and Program Review (membership renewal). Upon successful completion, Cancer Council ACT can confidently renew your school’s nationally recognised SunSmart status for another 3 years. It is recommended that the Principal, Deputy Principal or an Executive Teacher completes and submits this online form.

Please note that your school's national SunSmart status is displayed on Cancer Council ACT's website in acknowledgment of its efforts and contribution in combating skin cancer in the Canberra region (click on SunSmart status link below). If you do not wish for your school's SunSmart status to be displayed please contact Cancer Council ACT's SunSmart Services Coordinator.

There are several important steps to renewing your school’s national SunSmart membership for another 3 years:

  1. search for your school's current SunSmart status
  2. complete and submit this electronic review.
  3. consider uploading our free SunSmart Widget to your school’s website.
  4. (ongoing) encourage ALL teachers and staff to choose our free Generation SunSmart online teacher training modules as their TQI Teacher Identified Activity. Upon successful completion receive a Certificate of Completion from Cancer Council Australia.

Please enter the contact / coordinator / ambassador details:

How do you keep families, workers and children informed and involved in the SunSmart Schools Program?

Your privacy and contact details: Your school’s details will only be used to provide you with information and resources relating to Cancer Council’s National SunSmart Schools Program. All contact information received by Cancer Council ACT will be at all times kept private and confidential, and no identifying information will be used for statistical purposes. Your documents will not be used unless prior permission is obtained. As a member of the National SunSmart Schools Program your school’s name and SunSmart status will be acknowledged on Cancer Council ACT’s website and may be reported in Cancer Council ACT’s annual report. If you wish to discuss the storage and use of your details, please contact Cancer Council ACT on 02 6257 9999 or view our Privacy Policy on our website.

Policy Review and Membership Checklist

Staff and families can access our policy via:

(please tick all that apply)

Our sun protection practices and procedures

In June and July or when UV levels are below 3

Ongoing

Attachments

Please upload a copy of your school's current UV Protection Policy (a Word Document version ONLY please, 4MB file size limit).

*If your school implements the current ACT Education Directorate's Sun (UV) Protection For Students Policy or the Catholic Education Archdiocese Canberra & Goulburn Sun Protection Policy there is no need to upload policy.  

ACT schools participating in the National SunSmart Schools Program have been awarded SunSmart status (view here) and must agree to the following terms and conditions to maintain their nationally recognised SunSmart status:

  • to enforce your school’s UV protection policy as documented
  • to take all reasonable steps to ensure that all workers, students and families are aware of your school’s sun protection policy and its requirements
  • to inform Cancer Council ACT of any changes to your policy and practices and anything else that may relate to or affect its inclusion in the National SunSmart Schools Program, and
  • to participate in a Cancer Council ACT SunSmart Review every 3 years - and to update your policy if necessary.

Agreement

We are SunSmartDoes your school display a large ''We are SunSmart'' sign at its entrance as a general reminder to all that your school takes sun protection seriously and is SunSmart? If not, contact Cancer Council ACT to purchase your new sign today ($66.00 including delivery and posters).

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Cancer Council ACT

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33 113 296 601

Phone

(02) 6257 9999

Fax

(02) 6257 5055

Email

Address

Unit 1 (The Annex)
173 Strickland Crescent
Deakin ACT 2600

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PO BOX 75
Deakin West ACT 2600
Australia