Welcome to Fashion for the Sun!

Fashion for the Sun is a resource for use in Australian secondary schools. It provides fact sheets and learning experiences to enable students to develop an understanding of the dangers of over-exposure to the sun and to show their creative flair when choosing, designing or promoting cool sun-savvy clothes and accessories.

Skin cancer in Australia

Just want the key points?

Read here…

Want to know more about skin cancer?

Read here…

Want to know more about skin cancer statistics?

Read here…

About Fashion for the Sun

For an overview of the resource

Read here…

For curriculum links

Read here…

For overviews for each band level

Read here…

Skin cancer prevention

Just want the key messages?

Read here…

Want to know more about sun-savvy fashion?

Read here…

Want to know the best fabrics?

Read here…

Skin cancer in Australia

Just want the key points?

Read here…

Want to know more about skin cancer?

Read here…

Want to know more about skin cancer statistics?

Read here…

About Fashion for the Sun

For an overview of the resource

Read here…

For curriculum links

Read here…

For overviews for each band level

Read here…

Skin cancer prevention

Just want the key messages?

Read here…

Want to know more about sun-savvy fashion?

Read here…

Want to know the best fabrics?

Read here…

Fashion for the Sun resources

Fashion for the Sun includes a number of support materials that align with the Australian Curriculum (for students in Years 7–10, that is, aged 12–16 years approximately) as well as materials for students in Years 11 and 12 (aged 16–18 years approximately). The materials include teacher notes, PowerPoint presentations, design challenges, research tasks, assessment guides, fact files, guidelines and student response (activity) sheets.

Establishing
introductory
knowledge about
skin cancer and
sun safety
(Years 7–12)

Resources
for Years

7/8

Resources
for Years

9/10

Resources
for Years

11/12