To meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, privacy notices are issued to pupils and parents summarising any information held about pupils, why it is held, and any third parties to whom it may be passed to.
What we do with the information
We use information about children for whom we provide a service for, to enable us to carry out specific functions for which we are responsible, such as the assessment of any special educational needs the child may have. It also uses the information to derive statistics to inform decisions on (for example) the funding of schools, and to assess the performance of schools and set targets for them. The statistics are used in such a way that individual children cannot be identified from them.
We will use information about our school workforce for research and statistical purposes, and to evaluate and develop education policy and stratgeies. The statistics are used in such a way that individual staff cannot be identified from them. We may also use it to support and monitor schools regarding sickness and recruitment of staff.
Primary Care Trusts
Primary Care Trusts (PCT) use information about pupils for research and statistical purposes, to monitor the performance of local health services and to evaluate and develop them. The statistics are used in such a way that individual pupuls cannot be identified from them. Information on the height and weight of individual pupils may however, be provided to the child and its parents. However this will require the PCTs to maintain details of pupils’ names for this purpose for a period designated by the Department of Health following the weighing and measuring process. PCTs may also provide individual schools and LAs with aggregate information on pupils’ height and weight.
Connexions Services
For pupils of 13 years and over, the school is legally required to pass on certain information to Connexions services providers on request. Connexions is the government's information and advice service for all young people aged 13 to 19 in England . This information includes the name and address of the pupil and parent, and any further information relevant to the Connexions services’ role.
However parents or the pupils themselves if aged 16 or over, can ask that no information beyond name and address (for pupil and parent) be passed on to Connexions. If as a parent, or as a pupil aged 16 or over, you wish to opt-out and do not want Connexions to receive from the school information beyond name, address and date of birth then please contact the school.
For more information on what the Department of Education (DfE) does with your information, see right of this page, under external links. You can also view copies of the privacy notices under the documents for download.