As you may have heard in the news the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a piece of EU-wide legislation which will determine how people’s personal data is processed and kept safe, and the legal rights individuals have in relation to their own data. ‘Personal data’ means information that can identify a living individual. The regulation will apply to all schools from 25 May 2018, and will apply even after the UK leaves the EU.
Main principles
The GDPR sets out the key principles that all personal data must be processed in line with.
There are also stronger rights for individuals regarding their own data.
New requirements
The GDPR is similar to the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 (which schools already comply with), but strengthens many of the DPA’s principles. The main changes are:
Our independent Data Protection Officer is Carole Connelly.
She can be contacted by email: carole@schooldposervice.com
Our school based Data Protection Lead is Luke Webber.
He can be contacted by email: DPL@sudburyprimary.co.uk
We are pleased to announce that we are a GDPR compliant school. Please read our updated data protection policy and privacy notices which will be effective from Friday 25th May 2018.
Working together in harmony to develop confident, well-educated learners with healthy minds and bodies, who are independent, resilient, motivated and committed to lifelong learning.
Working together in harmony to develop confident, well-educated learners with healthy minds and bodies, who are independent, resilient, motivated and committed to lifelong learning.