In this episode we're exploring how to teach cancer awareness early with the team from CATTS - Cancer Awareness in Teens and Twenties (CATTS). Host Steve Bland is joined by Jack Broadley, Managing Director of CATTS, Natasha Francis, School Engagement Officer at CATTS and Nikki Poland, Project Manager at the North East London Cancer Alliance.

Jack and Natasha from Cancer Awareness in Teens and Twenties (CATTS) share their experience of working with schools to help empower young minds, raising awareness of cancer at an early age. This benefits both school children - providing them with invaluable health advice - and their families, encouraging more conversations at home.

This is part of an innovative project funded by the cancer alliance and led by project manager Nikki Poland. It is delivering a series of engaging cancer awareness workshops to Year 10 and Year 11 pupils in secondary schools across north east London.

The cancer awareness workshops cover: what is cancer, the signs and symptoms of cancer, how to check your body including breasts and testicles, how to reduce your chances of developing cancers including sun safety and promote healthy living. All this is in line with the PSHE curriculum.

The project has engaged with a number of schools to date, reaching over 5,000 pupils in the last 2 years. It is looking for more schools in north east London to get on board.