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Wessex Gardens Primary & Nursery School

Wessex Gardens Primary & Nursery School

Privacy Notice For Families

Wessex Gardens Primary & Nursery School 

GDPR

privacy notice for pupils and their families

 

How we use pupil and parent information

Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) we are obliged to inform you of the information we hold on you and your child(ren), what we use it for, who we share it with, and for how long we keep it. This privacy notice (also known as a fair processing notice) aims to provide you with this information. If this notice, or any information where links are provided is unclear, please contact the school office, or the school’s Data Protection Officer. Contact details for both are available at the end of this privacy notice.

We, Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School, at Wessex Gardens, London, NW11 9RR, are the Data Controller for the purposes of data protection law.

As a public body we have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO):  Alexander Banks who can be contacted at DPO@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.  Mr Banks is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the school’s data protection procedures to ensure they are GDPR compliant. 

1.  The categories of pupil and parent information that we collect, hold and share include (but are   not limited to):

  • Personal information (such as name, unique pupil number and address, parent’s national insurance number).
  • Contact details and preference (contact telephone numbers, email addresses, addresses)
  • Characteristics (such as ethnicity, religion, language, nationality, country of birth and free school meal eligibility)
  • Attendance information (such as sessions attended, number of absences, absence reasons and documents relating to absences)
  • Assessment information (such as data scores, tracking, internal and external testing)
  • Relevant medical information (such as NHS information, health checks, physical and mental health care, immunisation program and allergies)
  • Special educational needs information (such as EHCP’s, applications for support, care or support plans)
  • Safeguarding information
  • Exclusion information
  • Behavioural information
  • Photographs (for internal safeguarding and security purposes, school newsletters, media and promotional purposes).
  • CCTV images
  • Payment details

We may also hold data about pupils that we have received from other organisations, including other schools, local authorities and the Department for Education.

2.  Why we collect and use this information

We use the pupil and parent data:

  • to support pupil learning
  • to monitor and report on pupil progress
  • to provide appropriate pastoral and medical care
  • for safeguarding and pupil welfare purposes
  • to keep children safe
  • to administer admissions waiting lists
  • for research purposes
  • to inform you about events and other things happening in the school
  • to assess the quality of our services
  • to comply with the law regarding data sharing
  • to provide school meals
  • to meet the statutory duties placed upon us

3.   The lawful basis on which we use this information

Our lawful basis for collecting and processing pupil information is also further defined under Article 6 and Article 9, in that some of the information we process is deemed to be sensitive, or special, information and the following sub-paragraphs in the GDPR apply:

  1. The data subject has given explicit consent.
  2. It is necessary to fulfil, the obligations of controller or of data subject.
  3. It is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject.
  4. Processing is carried out by a foundation or not-for-profit organisation (includes religious, political or philosophical organisations and trade unions)
  5. Reasons of public interest in the area of public health
  6. It is in the public interest

A full breakdown of the information we collect on pupils can be requested from the school office: office@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.

Where we have obtained consent to use pupils’ personal data, this consent can be withdrawn at any time. We will make this clear when we ask for consent, and explain how consent can be withdrawn.
Some of the reasons listed above for collecting and using pupils’ personal data overlap, and there may be several grounds that justify our use of this data.

An example of how we use the information you provide is to submit school census returns, that include a set of named pupil records.  It is a statutory requirement on schools under Section 537A of the Education Act 1996.

Applying a statutory duty to the school census:

  • means that schools do not need to obtain parental or pupil consent to the provision of information
  • ensures schools are protected from any legal challenge that they are breaching a duty of confidence to pupils
  • helps to ensure that returns are completed by schools

4. 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. 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. Where we have obtained consent to use pupils’ personal data, this consent can be withdrawn at any time. We will make this clear when we ask for consent, and explain how consent can be withdrawn.

5.         Storing pupil data

We hold pupil data whilst the child remains at Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School. The file will follow the pupil when he / she leaves Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School. However where there is a legal obligation to retain the information beyond that period, it will be retained in line with our retention policy.

We have data protection policies and procedures in place, including strong organisational and technical measures, which are regularly reviewed. Further information can be found on our website.

6.         Who we share pupil information with

We routinely share pupil information with appropriate third parties, including:

  • The local authority – to meet our legal obligations to share certain information with it, such as safeguarding concerns and exclusions
  • The Department for Education
  • The pupil’s family and representatives
  • Educators and examining bodies
  • Ofsted
  • Suppliers and service providers – to enable them to provide the service we have contracted them for
  • Financial organisations
  • Central and local government
  • Internal auditors
  • Survey and research organisations
  • Health authorities
  • Security organisations
  • Health and social welfare organisations
  • Professional advisers and consultants
  • Charities and voluntary organisations such as Beanstalk and Da Capo
  • Police forces, courts, tribunals
  • Professional bodies
  • Schools that pupils attend after leaving us
  • IT support providers    Turn IT On: https://www.turniton.co.uk/privacy/
                                              Atomwide: https://www.lgfl.net/gdpr/atomwide-dpa
  • Website hosting:  E4education Privacy Policy

Software providers:   

Where we transfer personal data to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area, we will do so in accordance with data protection law.

7. 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.

We are required to share information about our pupils with our local authority (LA) and the Department for Education (DfE) under section 3 of The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

8. Data collection requirements:

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

9. 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 the DfE: https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe

10.       Requesting access to your personal data and your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection legislation, parents and pupils have the right to request access to information about them that we hold, through a Subject Access Request.

Parents/carers can make a request with respect to their child’s data where the child is not considered mature enough to understand their rights over their own data (the UK age is currently 13), or where the child has provided consent.

Parents also have the right to make a subject access request with respect to any personal data the school holds about them.

If you make a subject access request, and if we do hold information about you or your child, we will:

  • Give you a description of it
  • Tell you why we are holding and processing it, and how long we will keep it for
  • Explain where we got it from, if not from you or your child
  • Tell you who it has been, or will be, shared with
  • Let you know whether any automated decision-making is being applied to the data, and any consequences of this
  • Give you a copy of the information in an intelligible form

Individuals also have the right for their personal information to be transmitted electronically to another organisation in certain circumstances.

If you would like to make a request please contact our data protection officer:  Alexander Banks at DPO@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.  

Parents/carers also have a legal right to access to their child’s educational record. To request access; please contact DPO@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.

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

11. Complaints

We take any complaints about our collection and use of personal information very seriously.

If you think that our collection or use of personal information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate, or have any other concern about our data processing, please raise this with us in the first instance.

To make a complaint, please contact our data protection officer Alexander Banks, at DPO@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.

Alternatively, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Report a concern online at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/     Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Or write to: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

12.       Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns or would like more information about anything mentioned in this privacy notice, please contact our data protection officer:   Alexander Banks at DPO@wessexgardens.barnet.sch.uk.

 

Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School

Privacy Notice

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Declaration

 

I, ______________________________________________________, declare that I understand:

  • Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School has a legal and legitimate interest to collect and process my personal data in order to meet statutory requirements.
  • How my data is used.
  • Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School may share my data with the LA, and subsequently the DfE.
  • I give consent for Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School to share my data with the software providers listed in the GDPR privacy notice for families.
  • Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School will not share my data with any other third parties without my consent, unless the law requires the school to do so.
  • Wessex Gardens Primary and Nursery School will always ask for explicit consent where this is required, and I must provide this consent if I agree to the data being processed.
  • My data is retained in line with the school’s GDPR Data Protection Policy.
  • My rights to the processing of my personal data.
  • Where I can find out more information about the processing of my personal data

    Name:                            ___________________________________________

    Parent/carer of:           ___________________________________________

    Signature:                     ___________________________________________

    Date:                               ___________________________________________