Privacy Notice

Madani Schools Federation are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information about children and young people who attend this establishment and may receive information from your previous school and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data and use it to:

· support its pupils' teaching and learning;
· monitor and report on their progress;
· provide appropriate pastoral care;
· access how well the school as a whole is doing

This data includes contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information and personal characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical conditions.To meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, schools need to issue a privacy notice to parents and/or pupils summarising the information held about pupils, why it is held, and the third parties to whom it may be passed on to.

GDPR

The law is changing and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018.  It will bring higher standards for handling data and greater expectations for improved transparency, enhanced data security and increased accountability for processing personal data.  Schools will have a legal duty to comply with the GDPR.

The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is replacing the current Data Protection Act (DPA) and is set to strengthen and unify all data held within an organisation. For schools, GDPR brings a new responsibility to inform parents and stakeholders about how they are using pupils’ data and who it is being used by.

The documents below contain all of the relevant GDPR information for parents/carers.