Are Welsh primary schools Sunproofed? Results of a national survey Part 1: Scoping the landscape of sun safety policies in Wales.

With less than half of schools reporting a sun safety policy and variation in the presence/absence of a policy by school characteristics, our survey shows inconsistency in formal sun safety provision in Welsh schools. Findings also suggest that schools are unaware of the importance of sun safety and need support to develop and implement policies. This snapshot of the current situation in primary schools in Wales provides a basis upon which the comprehensiveness, effectiveness, and implementation of sun safety policies can be further evaluated.