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Outdoor Kids Sun Safety Code The Outdoor Kids Sun Safety Code was devised by the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund. Launched in 2014, it was written with the help of Mr Paul Banwell FRCS (Plast), the Association for Physical Education (afPE), sports coach UK and the Youth Sport Trust. The initiative is targeted principally at anybody working with primary school aged children (6-12). If you are an individual or a group, we will help you produce and most importantly implement a sun protection policy. •  REGISTER NOW! The Outdoor Kids Sun Safety Code will… •  Help you understand why sun protection is important – even in the UK. •  Enable you to develop an effective sun protection policy, tailored for your sport/activity and resources. •  Provide ideas to help you implement sun protection throughout the summer. •  Offer resources to help you communicate and raise awareness to others. •  Provide accreditation, showing that you are doing the best you can to protect the kids in your care. Simply follow these 5 easy steps: 1 Get registered 2 Read the OK Guidelines and share with others 3 Create you OK Sun Pledge 4 Use our resources to promote awareness 5 Embed into your working practices and get OK accredited! Youth Sport Trust PE and School Sport Survey T he Youth Sport Trust has launched its 2015 national survey to help inform the charity’s work by investigating the quality and provision of PE, physical activity and school sport across primary, secondary and special schools. The survey, which has been developed with the support of headteachers, aims to identify emerging trends across PE, physical activity and school sport. It also seeks to give schools the opportunity to benchmark their own performance against others locally and nationally. The 2015 national suvery will help explore a range of issues including: •  The amount of time dedicated to PE across all key stages •  The positive impact it has on life skills •  The connection between school and community activity •  The level of engagement that school leaders/school sport practitioners encourage pupils to have with PE, sport and physical activity •  Th