Privacy Notice (How we use pupil information)
We use the pupil data:
We collect and use pupil information under the Education Act 1996 and subject to Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation whereby one or more of the following apply:
Processing of special categories of personal data:
Processing of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
The above paragraph would only not apply if one or more of the following criteria, under Article 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation were to apply:
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.
We hold pupil data in accordance with statutory and Trust guidance on retention. All personal data is stored securely whether in paper or electronic format. Information relating to retention of personal data is available from the school office.
We routinely share pupil information with:
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 the (DfE) under regulation 5 of The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.
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.
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:
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:
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
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 office@mapplewells.nottc.sch.uk or phone 01623 455949
You also have the right to:
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 via the school office. Should the outcome not be to your satisfaction you can contact the Flying High Partnership via info@flyinghightrust.co.uk or 0115 989 1915. We are confident that we can work together to avoid/remove/reduce concerns but should the school and Trust not be able to resolve to your satisfaction the matter can be raised via the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
Contacts:
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact:
Beth Crossland Office Manager on 01623 455949 or office@mapplewells.notts.sch.uk
Michelle Armstron Clerical Assistant on 01623 455949 or office@mapplewells.notts.sch.uk
Nick Layfield Trust Operations Manager on 0115 989 1915 or info@flyinghightrust.co.uk
Louise Barber Data Protection Officer via lbarber@discoveryschoolstrust.org.uk