GDPR News - Archives | Schools | Education | GDPR Sentry https://gdprsentry.com/tag/schools/ 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 Sharing is Caring… But Only With the Right Paperwork https://gdprsentry.com/sharing-is-caring-but-only-with-the-right-paperwork/ Wed, 13 May 2026 10:26:31 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6476 Walk into any staffroom and you’ll find no shortage of conversations about pupils, lesson planning, or whether the photocopier is plotting against humanity. But lately, one topic has been surfacing with a frequency that rivals debates over whose turn it is to make tea: data sharing. A teacher might quietly lean over and ask, “Can […]

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]]> 6476 Safeguarding vs. Privacy: Finding the Balance https://gdprsentry.com/safeguarding-vs-privacy-finding-the-balance/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:46:48 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6473 If you’ve ever hesitated before hitting “send” on an email about a student concern, you’re not alone. For educators, the tension between safeguarding responsibilities and privacy rights, especially under GDPR, is a daily challenge. We want to protect our pupils, but we also need to protect their personal data. So how do we walk that […]

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]]> 6473 When the Unthinkable Happens: How Schools Can Judge the Severity of a Data Breach https://gdprsentry.com/when-the-unthinkable-happens-how-schools-can-judge-the-severity-of-a-data-breach/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:09:59 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6468 It’s a Tuesday morning and the Year 8 maths teacher bursts into the staffroom, laptop clutched to her chest. “I think I’ve just emailed the wrong attachment to a parent,” she says, eyes wide. For most people outside education, this might sound like a small blip. But for those working in schools, it’s the sort […]

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]]> 6468 DPIAs: The Devil is in the Details https://gdprsentry.com/dpias-the-devil-is-in-the-details/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:24:08 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6335 Let me start with a little story. Picture this: a well-meaning school rolls out a shiny new classroom app. It promises real-time behaviour tracking, AI-generated performance reports, and parental push notifications. Everything’s going swimmingly until a parent complains. Loudly. They’re uncomfortable with how much data the app’s collecting on their child. A few emails later, […]

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]]> 6335 FOIs: A Quick Guide to Processing in Education https://gdprsentry.com/fois-a-quick-guide-to-processing-in-education/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:47:38 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6324 September marks the start of a new school year and with it, we often see an influx of FOI requests. It usually starts with an email. The subject line is polite, official (possibly even a little dry): “Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.” You open it, wondering if it’s a mistake. It’s not. […]

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]]> 6324 Data Use Complaint: A Story from the School Office https://gdprsentry.com/data-use-complaint-a-data-story-from-the-school-office/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:36:52 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6287 It begins with a simple email. “Dear Office, I’m concerned about the data collected by the new homework app. Could you let me know what’s being stored about my daughter, and whether we can opt out?” At first glance, your school administrator treats it as a routine enquiry. A parent, understandably cautious. The message gets […]

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]]> 6287 “You’ve Got (Subject Access) Mail!” – Navigating SARs in Schools Without Losing Your Sanity https://gdprsentry.com/youve-got-subject-access-mail-navigating-sars-in-schools-without-losing-your-sanity/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:02:49 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6277 Imagine it’s a rainy Thursday afternoon. You’ve just finished playground duty and you’re halfway through a lukewarm coffee when the email pings into your inbox. It’s a Subject Access Request (SAR), and not just any SAR, it’s one of those SARs: someone wants “all the information you hold about them.” Cue internal screaming. But don’t […]

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]]> 6277 The DUAB is Now Law: What This Means for Education https://gdprsentry.com/the-duab-is-now-law-what-this-means-for-education/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:34:13 +0000 https://gdprsentry.com/?p=6266 On the 19th of June 2025, the Data Use and Access Act (commonly known as the DUAB or DUA Bill) officially received Royal Assent, marking a significant update to the UK’s data protection framework. While it doesn’t entirely rewrite GDPR, it does bring a number of key changes that educational institutions need to be aware […]

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