GDPR
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The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) is set to strengthen and unify all data held within an organisation. For schools, GDPR brings a new responsibility to inform parents and stakeholders about how they are using pupils’ data and who it is being used by.
What does this mean for school?
A great deal of the processing of personal data undertaken by schools will fall under a specific legal basis, ‘in the public interest’. As it is in the public interest to operate schools successfully, it will mean that specific consent will not be needed in the majority of cases in schools.
GDPR will ensure data is protected and will give individuals more control over their data, however this means schools will have greater accountability for the data.
The Education Learning Trust Data Protection Officer can be contacted by phone on 0161 428 6180 or by email on DPO@educationlearningtrust.com.
