In light of recent updates from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), there is usefulΒ new guidanceΒ that provides clarity on the protocols surrounding the sharing of staff data during mental health emergencies. This guidance is particularly relevant to you...
Welcome to our February bulletin. We have been very busy over the past few months working on a number of projects to improve our capacity for you so we have a bumper edition of the bulletin this month! Key topics include: DfE Privacy Information Updates ICO...
In early 2020, we published guidance to our schools about handling Freedom of Information requests. It still remains one of the most popular blog posts on our website! You can find the post here: Dealing with Freedom of Information Requests In SchoolIf you are dealing...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a further response to the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill now that it has been through the House of Commons Committee Stage. Here is the Information Commissioner’s full response: ...
We are asked data protection questions by schools on a daily basis and there are some questions that come up regularly. Here is a collection of those questions answered for you and we’ll keep adding to them over the coming months: Are emails encrypted in...
This month, October, has been Cyber Month 2023. In our role as DPO, we support schools in reducing their risk of cyber attack but we are also there to support a school if the worst has happened and they have suffered from an incident.Β The importance of understanding...