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Privacy Notice (How we use and share your information)

Our school collects, holds and shares information about our pupils and families in order to provide educational services. The school recognises that this information is important and is responsible for the pupils’ information that it holds. As such we take seriously our responsibilities and we are committed to sharing your information responsibly and safely.

Southglade Primary School is the data controller. This means that we have to look after all the information we collect and use and share it correctly and lawfully.

If you want more information about the Data Protection law it is available on the Information Commissioners website at www.ico.org.uk.

The categories of pupil information that we collect, hold and share include:

• Personal information (such as name, unique pupil number and address)

• Characteristics (such as ethnicity, language, nationality, country of birth and free school meal eligibility)

• Emergency contact information

• Attendance information (such as sessions attended, number of absences and absence reasons)

• Assessment data

• Exclusions/behavioural information

• Relevant medical information

• Special education needs information

• Safeguarding information

• Photographs

The lawful basis on which we use this information

We collect and use pupil information under the public interest/exercise of authority category. For special data (eg medical, ethnicity) we collect and use pupil information under the substantial public interest category. Some of our data (eg photographs) will be collected by consent.

Collecting pupil information

Whilst the majority of pupil information you provide to us is mandatory, some of it is provided to us on a voluntary basis (eg information for non-curricular trips and photographs). In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, we will inform you whether you are required to provide certain pupil information to us or if you have a choice in this.

Storing pupil data

We hold pupil data for as long as is necessary. For more detailed information regarding retention periods please refer to our Retention Policy.

Why we share pupil information

We do not share information about our pupils with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.

We share pupils’ data with the Department for Education (DfE) on a statutory basis. This data sharing underpins school funding and educational attainment policy and monitoring.

To find out more about the data collection requirements placed on us by the Department for Education (for example; via the school census) go to https://www.gov.uk/education/data-collection-and-censuses-for-schools.

Requesting access to your personal data

Under data protection legislation, parents and pupils have the right to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, or be given access to your child’s educational record, contact Mrs Main, Data Protection Officer via the School Office.

You also have the right to:

• object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress

• prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing

• object to decisions being taken by automated means

• in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed; and

• claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the Data Protection regulations

If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, we request that you raise your concern with us in the first instance by contacting our Data Protection Officer (see below). For further information, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.

You can also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at:

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK95 5AT

Contact

If you have any questions or want more information please contact:

Mrs Main, Data Protection Officer, Southglade Primary School

Tel: 0115 9155763

E-mail: admin@southglade.nottingham.sch.uk

Changes to this Privacy Notice

Our school encourages you to visit our website and view this notice, and be aware of how we protect your information. The school will continually review and update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes in our services and feedback from you, as well as to comply with changes in the law.

 

Version 1.0 May 2018

The National Pupil Database (NPD)

The NPD is owned and managed by the Department for Education and contains information about pupils in schools in England. It provides invaluable evidence on educational performance to inform independent research, as well as studies commissioned by the Department. It is held in electronic format for statistical purposes. This information is securely collected from a range of sources including schools, local authorities and awarding bodies.

We are required by law, to provide information about our pupils to the DfE as part of statutory data collections such as the school census and early years’ census. Some of this information is then stored in the NPD. The law that allows this is the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

To find out more about the NPD, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database-user-guide-and-supporting-information.

The department may share information about our pupils from the NPD with third parties who promote the education or well-being of children in England by:

• conducting research or analysis

• producing statistics

• providing information, advice or guidance

The Department has robust processes in place to ensure the confidentiality of our data is maintained and there are stringent controls in place regarding access and use of the data. Decisions on whether DfE releases data to third parties are subject to a strict approval process and based on a detailed assessment of:

• who is requesting the data

• the purpose for which it is required

• the level and sensitivity of data requested: and

• the arrangements in place to store and handle the data

To be granted access to pupil information, organisations must comply with strict terms and conditions covering the confidentiality and handling of the data, security arrangements and retention and use of the data.

For more information about the department’s data sharing process, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-how-we-collect-and-share-research-data

For information about which organisations the department has provided pupil information, (and for which project), please visit the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database-requests-received

 

To contact DfE: https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe