Best Practice Update

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📊 Introduction to Governors and Data Best Practice Area Update

The role of governors in maintaining and updating data best practices is crucial for organizations to stay ahead in the competitive landscape. With the increasing amount of data being generated, it is essential to have a robust system in place to manage and utilize this data effectively. Governors play a vital role in ensuring that data is accurate, reliable, and secure. In this article, we will explore the importance of gover

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We launched our Schools Best Practice area at the beginning of this term which includes specific guides and support for schools.  There is also a specific area for Trusts and the Central Team.  The Trusts Central Team section is a specific area for additional requirements and guidance for the central team of a trust and should be used in conjunction with the other tabs in the best practice area.  

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During our data walks we are looking at data breach risks, in terms of 'Who has access to what data?'.  As part of our walk we may ask who has access to the school other than the employees and children attending, for example, Lettings.  As Lettings usually occur outside of the school working day, physical security can be overlooked or not thought about and so raises the risk of a data breach.  This article is launching our Lettings Checklist for schools which is shown at the end o

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Moving MIS is a daunting task and is no small undertaking for a school. Moving to the cloud from a legacy system means that there are cyber security benefits but may be something new to your organisation. There is often the assumption that the new MIS porvider will seamlessly migrate the data for you, however there is a considerable amount of work that the school must do beforehand in order to make this happen.  This article provides some practical guidance and considerations.

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  2. Get a DPE Badge for your website!
  3. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  4. Schools and Trusts Best Practice Area
  5. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  6. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  7. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  8. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  9. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  10. The ICO Reprimands a school
  11. Subject Access Requests (SARs)
  12. Redaction Guidelines Updated
  13. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  14. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  15. FOI: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
  16. FOI: Henry Jackson Society
  17. Subject Access Requests and Children's Data
  18. FOI: Vaccination Justifications
  19. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  20. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  21. Blog: Best Practice on the Retention of Child Protection Information
  22. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  23. Email and retention periods
  24. Sharing this year’s Nativity play online
  25. How to Handle a Data Breach
  26. A quick introduction to the Phishing Simulation tool
  27. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  28. B&H FOI Request: ‘Racial Literacy Training 101’
  29. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  30. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  31. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  32. Transparency
  33. Brexit...what we know so far.
  34. Parents and students covertly recording conversations
  35. SAR? ER? FOI?
  36. Research projects and GDPR
  37. Cyber security alert issued following rising attacks on UK academia
  38. Emergency contacts and consent
  39. Quick guide to key contact information: LA and other information
  40. Quick guide to key contact information: Official DfE guidance
  41. Key elements of a successful DPIA
  42. FOI Publication Schemes
  43. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  44. New Drip Feeds: Recognise and Respond to Subject Access Request
  45. When to contact the Data Protection Officer?
  46. National child measurement programme 2019
  47. Make sure DPE is your registered DPO with the ICO
  48. Passwords – simplifying the approach

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