Education & Schooling

Schools and Universities collect Personal Data on members of the school community, including Names, Addresses, Contact details, Legal Guardianship contact details, Disciplinary records; Academic data such as class lists, progress reports; professional records of Employment history, Taxation, National insurance records and appraisal records.

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The sensitive data a school holds could include Health records, including genetic and biometric Data collected from Fingerprint authorised Library or Cafeteria access; classification of Ethnicity, and Religious indicators.

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Personal Data plays a key role in our modern education system by providing opportunities to monitor effectively the progress of learners, enabling robust evaluation of methods, promoting evidence-based practice, and providing opportunities for huge efficiency improvements in school operations.

The use of Data across the Education system has developed significantly in recent years.

Processing of Children’s data have to be updated to meet the challenges imposed by modern Data protection compliance.

Complying with Data Privacy Regulations is vital for all Organisations, big or small to guarantee the preservation of their clients/user’s trust.

The Regulations are focusing on auditing where Organisations are, identifying risks, and developing coherent plans to manage them. It also places a firm emphasis on citizens being informed on the use of data and their associated rights.

If the Educational system is to be entrusted to hold sensitive data about Children and exploit the benefits modern data technologies enables us, then the new privacy standards are to be welcomed.