Posted By tia_tasha My girlfriend is a teacher in a secondry school, today she said a few of her students struggled to pay attention as they had been out in the sun, therefore were a bit burned, possibly sun stroked, so never really paid attention.. this made me ask the question, should schoold not be suppling sun cream for their students, as they are of a vunlerable age, and are unlikely to have the forethought of taking it with them, yet during break times surely they should be offering some kind of protection...or should it be their duty to ensure their children wear it??? couldnt find any other relevant topics

Posted By Raymond Rapp In principle I agree with Dave. Parents need to be responsible and ensure heir children are protected before leaving home or provide them with cream. I cannot remember ever using sun cream as a child, still alive though.

Posted By Peter F Many schools will now not administer medication and haven't done for a while. I have had to leave work some 20 miles away to put eye drops in for my son, although I had a Dr's letter to say the there was no way the drops would hurt him even if they accidentally put them all in at once it was for hay fever and just cleared the eyes of pollen. In the summer they do advise hats, suncream and plenty of water but do not check that the pupils are using them.

Posted By martinw Hi tia tasha the Health Protection Agency in June 08 advised teachers in Looking after Children during Heatwaves gave advice to say that thin clothing or suncream should be used to protect the skin if children are playing or taking lessons outside: http://www.hpa.org.uk/we...77610802?p=1204031509010 is the doc. However, teachers are wary and this is from a leader article in the Telegraph as far back as 2002(in the wake of Soham): Already, primary school teachers are not permitted to apply sun cream to children, for fear that they will touch them "inappropriately". It seems that teachers are caught between a rock and a hard place, and most of the school instructions which I have seen seem to say if a child is to have sun cream applied, to ensure that it is applied prior to coming into the school. However, in the nursery which my daughter attends, the staff ask each parent or carer if we are happy for the children to have sun cream applied. All parents that I know of agreed and as a result we do not have hot, burned children in the car on the way home. M

Posted By Bob Shillabeer Forget about sun creams etc. A little common sense is all that is needed. If the weather is hot and sunny the school must ensure the students are not exposed to too much sun because it can cause sun burn and heat stroke. If outdoor activities are to be undertaken then sensible precautions such as requiring students to bring sun cream or blockers with them and be sensibly dressed for the occasion. Requiring the school to provide sun cream etc is as stated a minefield.

Posted By Swis Surely we should keep a distinction between an ‘academic institute’ and a ‘message parlour’. (Apologies if it offends anyone)