GDPR News - Archives | Further Education | GDPR Sentry https://gdprsentry.com/tag/further-education/ GDPR compliance made easier with a management system and expert support Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:20:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 139546355 More Than a Fingerprint: Biometrics and Privacy in Education https://gdprsentry.com/more-than-a-fingerprint-biometrics-and-privacy-in-education/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:16:45 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6611 Schools and universities have never been shy about embracing technology. From virtual learning environments to AI-powered study tools, education has a long history of adopting innovations that promise efficiency and convenience. Few technologies illustrate this quite as well as biometrics. After all, forgetting a password is inconvenient. Forgetting your fingerprint? That’s considerably more difficult. As […]

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]]> 6611 When Your Year 8 Pupil Becomes a Data Point: Navigating AI, EdTech and Social Media in Schools https://gdprsentry.com/when-your-year-8-pupil-becomes-a-data-point-navigating-ai-edtech-and-social-media-in-schools/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:42:57 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6589 Not so long ago, a teacher’s biggest technology concern was whether the interactive whiteboard would cooperate before Period 1. Today, we’re juggling AI-powered learning platforms, educational apps, social media, personalised learning algorithms, digital portfolios, and enough login credentials to make a cybersecurity expert break into a cold sweat. It’s exciting. It’s innovative. It’s transformative. It’s […]

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]]> 6589 SARs vs School Records: Subject Access or Education Regulations? https://gdprsentry.com/sars-vs-school-records-subject-access-or-education-regulations/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:47:14 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6106 If you’ve ever opened your inbox and seen a message from a parent asking for “all the information you hold on my child,” your first thought was probably: “Subject Access Request!” But hold on — not every request for pupil information automatically falls under the UK GDPR. Sometimes, it’s actually a request under education regulations, […]

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]]> 6106 Our survey said…… https://gdprsentry.com/our-survey-said/ Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:37:59 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=760 It’s now less than four months until enforcement of the GDPR begins. You’d imagine that every now knows about the regulation even if they’re not totally clear about the impact. On Tuesday of this week (24th January), the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport released some preliminary results from Cyber Security Breaches Survey. With […]

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