At South Pennine Academies, we want every student to have the best possible chance to
achieve in school. Stronger partnerships with families, local businesses, community
agencies and universities are essential as we focus on improving student outcomes.
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Privacy Policy
Privacy notice for pupils and their families
Privacy notice – how the school uses pupil information
What categories of information are processed?
The categories of personal information that we process include the following:
Personal identifiers and contacts – e.g. name, unique pupil number, contact details and address
Characteristics – e.g. ethnicity, language and eligibility for free school meals
Safeguarding information – e.g. court orders and professional involvement
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) information – e.g. any needs the pupil has
Medical and administration – e.g. doctors information, your health, allergies, medication and dietary requirements
Attendance – e.g. sessions attended, number of absences, reasons for absences and any previous schools the pupil has attended
Assessment and attainment – e.g. any relevant test and exam results
Behavioural information – e.g. exclusions and any relevant alternative provision put in place
Identity and date of birth verification – e.g. passport numbers or birth certificate numbers, that we hold on your child’s school record
Trips and activities – consents
Photograph consents
Catering and free school meal management and information
School admission forms
This list is not exhaustive – to access the current list of information the school processes, please request to see the Academy’s Data Asset Register (Data Mapping Document), which is stored in locked, password protected folder on the school network.
Why do we collect and use your information?
We collect and use your information for the following reasons:
To support pupil learning
To monitor and report on pupil attainment progress
To provide appropriate pastoral care
To assess the quality of our services
To keep pupils safe
To meet legal duties placed on us by the government
Under the GDPR, the legal basis/bases we rely on for processing personal information for general purposes are:
For the purpose of supporting pupil learning, in accordance with the legal basis of public task.
Consent
How do we collect your information?
We collect your personal information via the following methods:
Admission forms
Data collection / checking sheets
SEND meetings
Transition meetings
Child In Need Meetings
Nursery / Pre-school transition files
Common Transfer File (CTF) from your previous school
Child protection plans
Personal Education Plans
Whilst the majority of information you provide to us is mandatory, some of it is requested on a voluntary basis. We will inform you at the point of collection whether you are required to provide certain information to us or if you have a choice.
How do we store your information?
The academy stores electronic information in password protected documents. No pupil details are shared electronically by email or attached documents. Any sensitive pupil information which needs to be shared with a third party (detailed below), is done via methods which have added layers of security such as DfE School2School or the DfE Secure Access.
The academy stores paper information in locked cupboards. The keyholders are the Head of School and the Academy Business Manager. Staff members are not allowed to remove any information from pupil files or retrieve any information without the permission of the Principal.
We hold your personal information securely for the set amount of time shown in the school’s GDPR Records Management Policy.
For more information about how we keep your information safe, please see the academy’s Data and Breach Prevention and Management Plan. A copy of this will be found on the school website, or a hard copy can be obtained by request from the school office.
Who do we share your information with?
We routinely share your information with:
The LA (e.g. Data Team, Social Services, Care Teams, Educational Psychologists)
The DfE
Schools that you go to after leaving us
South Pennine Academies
Social Services
NHS and associated contracted services
Exam Boards
Police
Why do we share your information?
We only share information which is in the best interest of the child, in particular in safeguarding situations.
Reasons for sharing information with the parties listed above:
To ensure that pupils are kept safe, e.g. referrals to Social Care or the police.
To report on pupil attainment and progress in national tests.
To support pupil learning e.g. accessing SEND or pastoral support services.
To assess the quality of our services via e.g. OFSTED or the Department of Education. (DfE)
To ensure that the Academy meets all legal duties placed on us by the government.
We do not share information about you with anyone without your consent, unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.
Department for Education (DfE)
The DfE collects personal information from us through various collections the school is required to undertake legally.
We are required to share information about pupils with the DfE either directly or via our LA for the purpose of those data collections, under:
Regulation 5 of The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013
All information we share with the DfE is transferred securely and held by the DfE under a combination of software and hardware controls which meet the current government security policy framework.
How does the government use your data? The National Pupil Database (NPD)
The NPD is owned and managed by the DfE and contains information about pupils in schools in England – it provides evidence on educational performance to inform independent research as well as studies commissioned by the DfE.
Information on the NPD is held in an electronic format and it is securely collected from a range of sources, including schools, LAs and awarding bodies.
You can find out more about the NPD by following this link:
The DfE is legally allowed to share pupils’ personal information with certain third parties, including the following:
Schools
LAs
Researchers
Organisations connected with promoting the education or wellbeing of pupils
Other government department and agencies
Organisations fighting or identifying crime
Organisations fighting or identifying crime, such as the Home Office and the police, may use their legal powers to contact the DfE to request access to individual level information relating to detecting a crime. The DfE typically supplies information on around 600 pupils per year to the Home Office and approximately one per year to the police.
For more information about how the DfE collects and shares pupil information, you can look at the information in the following two links:
You have specific rights to the processing of your data, these are the right to:
Request access to the information the school holds about you or your child
Object to the processing of your information 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.
Seek compensation, either through the ICO or the courts.
If you want to request access to the personal information that we have about you, please contact the School Office on 0161 359 5699.
If you are concerned about the way we are collecting or using your information, please raise your concern with Mrs Roz Batley, on 01484 503110 or email roz.batley@southpennineacademies.org in the first instance. You can also contact the ICO at ico.org.uk/concerns.
How can you find out more information?
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact Mrs Roz Batley on 01484 503110 or email at roz.batley@southpennineacademies.org
If you require further information about how we and/or the DfE store and use your personal data, please visit our website, www.willowparkacademy.org , the Gov.UK website, or download our Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy from our website.
