Privacy Notice for Pupils
How we use pupil information;
We Banks Lane Infant & Nursery School are a data controller for the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation. We collect information from you and may receive information about you from your previous school, local authority and/or the Department for Education.We collect your information to;
The lawful basis on which we use this information;
Legal obligation;
We are required to use pupil data when undertaking our legal obligations and to comply with our statutory functions.
The following information is processed as a result of the schools legal obligation;
The consent of parents may be relied upon to process some forms of pupil data.
We will request consent in the following circumstances;
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.
Storing pupil data;We hold all pupil data in line with the agreed retention schedule.
Who we share pupil information with;We routinely share pupil information with:
These organisations are then required to share some of this information with trusted partners including NHS Trusts and other Local Authorities in the case of admissions. Appropriate data will be used by certain Local Authority services to provide the best support possibly to children and young people.
Why we share pupil information;
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.
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:
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
Requesting access to your personal data
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, please contact Mrs Newson via the school office to make a request or alternatively you can view our Data Subject Rights Policy.
You also have the right to:
ContactIf you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact:
Mrs Newson or Mrs Hamilton
Banks Lane Infant & Nursery School
Hempshaw Lane
Offerton
Stockport SK1 4PR
We Banks Lane Infant & Nursery School are a data controller for the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation. We collect information from you and may receive information about you from your previous school, local authority and/or the Department for Education.We collect your information to;
- to support pupil learning and the delivery of education
- 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 comply with our statutory obligations
- Personal information such as;
- Name, date of birth, gender, image, class details, admission data, unique pupil number, address, family contact details, GP contact details, dietary requirements, school history, attendance, behaviour log
- Special categories of information such as;
- Ethnicity, nationality, religion, country of birth, free school meal eligibility, medical needs, assessment, data, Special Educational Needs and Disability status
The lawful basis on which we use this information;
Legal obligation;
We are required to use pupil data when undertaking our legal obligations and to comply with our statutory functions.
The following information is processed as a result of the schools legal obligation;
- Pupil Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Image, Class details, Admission Date, ULN, UPN, Address, Family Members, Family Contact Details, GP Contact Details, Dietary Requirements, Ethnicity, Nationality, Religion, FSM, School History, Attendance, Medical Needs, Assessment Data, Behaviour Log, SEN Status.
The consent of parents may be relied upon to process some forms of pupil data.
We will request consent in the following circumstances;
- To allow us to process the personal and sensitive information for school visits (Name, DOB, Contact Telephone Number, Medical Requirements)
- When taking photographs of pupils to be used on the school website / used within the school environment
- When taking photographs by the school photographer [Braiswick Photographic Ltd]
- To share information with the Team Around the School (TAS)
- To share information with the Team Around the Child (TAC)
- To access ICT resources (Purple Mash, 2 simple, Spelling Shed)
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.
Storing pupil data;We hold all pupil data in line with the agreed retention schedule.
Who we share pupil information with;We routinely share pupil information with:
- schools that the pupil’s attend after leaving us
- our local authority, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- the Department for Education (DfE)
- the school nurse, NHS and agencies who support pupil’s education and welfare needs such as Learning Support & Behaviour Support Services.
- Teachers 2 Parents text and email messaging service to share newsletters and other updates
These organisations are then required to share some of this information with trusted partners including NHS Trusts and other Local Authorities in the case of admissions. Appropriate data will be used by certain Local Authority services to provide the best support possibly to children and young people.
Why we share pupil information;
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.
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
- 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
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
Requesting access to your personal data
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, please contact Mrs Newson via the school office to make a request or alternatively you can view our Data Subject Rights Policy.
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
ContactIf you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact:
Mrs Newson or Mrs Hamilton
Banks Lane Infant & Nursery School
Hempshaw Lane
Offerton
Stockport SK1 4PR