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You will hold, use and potentially share a wide variety of personal information about the people you employ through to your pupils and students and any third parties you are engaged with. The costs and risks of mismanaging data are high; with high fines, reputational issues and even criminal penalties should things go wrong.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect in May 2018 superseded the Data Protection Act 1998. It revolutionises data protection and has a potentially huge impact on UK schools, academies and colleges. With it comes significant change and a culture of privacy that must be embedded within your organisation. Those in breach of the GDPR will face heavy financial penalties of up to €20 million or 4% of global turnover, whichever is highest.
Our expert team of lawyers advise and assist schools on the approach you should be taking to handling data within your organisation. We advise on all areas of information law from the implications of data protection to the Freedom of Information Act.
Advising a school on the subsequent application under the Data Protection Act for sight of an allegation that a staff member had entered into a relationship with the pupil at the school a number of years earlier. We gave full support to the school, advising on the employment law issues and on the complaint by the staff member regarding the details to be noted on their personnel file.
Supported a group of schools in drafting a Memorandum of Understanding as part of the process of moving towards formal collaborations. The work has involved dealing with the sensitivities of individual schools who, whilst aware of each other in an informal way have not had the relationship of trust that includes sharing sensitive data for a greater good.
Ensuring DPA compliance when our client’s auditors raised concerns over their compliance with all the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Advising a national public body on its policy in dealing with FOI requests. The client received confidential information alleging the misuse of public money and was concerned to ensure it was able to keep the identity of those providing such information confidential.
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They have excellent visibility in the market, with useful contacts and vast experience of working within our sector. They have also responded quickly to every request we have made.
Sources characterise the team as "customer-focused, innovative and experts in their field."
A client commends the team's "diligence, proactiveness and determination to get the job done."
The level of service we receive is impeccable. They are efficient in their response, professional in their service and the quality is outstanding.
Great expertise on GDPR.
The team have been exceptional. They have been understanding, reassuring and knowledgeable. I can't emphasise how valuable their support has been at both a practical and an emotional level.
A client adds: 'The firm is a very efficient and effective organisation, and I often hear other colleagues around the country reflecting on the high quality of their work, guidance and support.'
A very impressive team with a breadth of expertise in the education sector and, more specifically, special education needs. They are very up to the minute on the latest issues arising within the education sector.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) this week published the appeals guidance for grades awarded this summer.
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Schools will now be tasked with reading a vast amount of information to get themselves ready to provide teacher-assessed grades (TAGs) for students following the recent publication of the suite of Joint Council Qualifications (JCQ).
Ofsted has announced that it will begin an immediate review of school safeguarding policies. It is now time that you take steps to ensure your policies and procedures are up to date.
The ‘Everyone’s Invited’ movement has over 9,000 testimonies on its website and, whilst it has recently taken the step to anonymise everything on the platform, a number of schools have been named.
Our FAQ has been put together to assist you in decision-making on school opening.
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A recent report from the Local Government Ombudsman has highlighted significant concerns with the operation of the SEND system which is resulting in 87% of parental complaints against local authorities on SEND being upheld by the Ombudsman.
A recent High Court decision has confirmed the power of schools to challenge the inappropriate placement of children with EHCPs at schools.
Only limited sections of the Act will take effect immediately. Our blog provides a summary of the key information you need to be aware of now.
If you are thinking of academy conversion and becoming an independently managed, publicly funded school then make sure you use leading education sector lawyers to make your academy conversion a smooth and straightforward process.
Quickcall is our fixed fee annual support service provides you with immediate access to specialist advice when you need it most.
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Whilst schools will be familiar with the traditional governor compliance issues, they may need support.
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