GDPR

Changes to Data Protection Legislation

New data protection legislation came into force on 25 May 2018 and replaced the UK Data Protection Act. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides a modernised, accountability-based compliance framework for data protection in Europe. It is intended to strengthen privacy rights in relation to personal information.

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)
Attendance information (such as sessions attended, number of absences and absence reasons)
Assessment information
Relevant medical information
Special Educational Needs information
Behavioural information

Why we collect and use this information

We use the pupil data:

To support pupil learning
To monitor and report on pupil progress
To provide appropriate pastoral care
To assess the quality of our services
To comply with the law regarding data sharing
To assist with our administration and communication systems – for example, text messaging in school.

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.

Data collection requirements:

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.

If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact our Data Protection Officer – Tina Connolly – t.connolly@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Useful documents for parents, guardians and carers

Parent, Guardian & Carer Privacy Notice-1
Pupil Privacy Notice
Workforce Privacy Notice