Andreas School

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Data Protection

As a member of a school community it is necessary to process your information but this will only be done in accordance with the Data Protection Principles.

The information you provide, and that obtained from other relevant sources, such as registers, letters you send in, forms etc, will be treated confidentially and used by your childs' school to fulfil its legal/statutory obligations. Elements of this information may also be shared with trusted third parties who support the school in the delivery of their statutory requirements.

Andreas School Fair Processing and Privacy Notice

The Headteacher, in the name of Andreas School, is a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2002/General Data Protection Regulation (Isle of Man) Order 2018.The contact details for the Data Controller are Headteacher, Andreas School, Andreas Village, Isle of Man.

In addition to the information set out in the Isle of Man Privacy Notice, we may also collect the following information about your child as required by the Education Act 2001 and the Registration of Pupils Regulations 2016:

  • full legal name and where known, any former name or names;
  • gender;
  • date of birth;
  • unique pupil number;
  • ethnic group and by whom that information was provided;
  • first language;
  • date of admission to the school;
  • year group;
  • the address and postcode of the pupil’s usual residence and any other properties at which the pupil is also known to reside on occasion;
  • the name and address of every person known to the school to be a parent of the pupil and at least one emergency contact telephone number;
  • the name and address of any other schools the pupil is known to have attended, if any, and in the case of guest registration, any other schools at which the pupil is registered
  • date of leaving the school;
  • usual mode of transport to and from school;
  • for any pupil who is known to the head teacher to be or to have been looked after by an appropriate organisation, the name of that organisation;
  • (where applicable) that the pupil has been found eligible for free school meals;
  • Attendance;
  • Medical information for the vital interests of children where appropriate;
  • Educational psychologists reports and supporting documents;
  • Academic achievements;
  • Educational progress;
  • Special educational needs information;
  • Suspension information;
  • Course information;

The Data Protection Officer for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture is: Tahir Deen, Department of Education, Sport and Culture, Thie Slieau Whallian, St Johns, Isle of Man. IM4 3AS.Tel 01624 698386.Email: DPO-DESC@gov.im.

How we will use the information we collect about you

Andreas School may use your information to:

  • register your child at the school;
  • record attendance information;
  • produce an educational record containing:
    • Information about your child
    • Personal education plans
    • Educational psychologist’s reports and accompanying documents
  • produce a curricular record containing:
    • Academic achievements;
    • Skills and abilities; and
    • Educational progress
  • produce a record of special educational needs and special needs provision, if appropriate detailing:
    • The type of special need;
    • A ranking of the special needs if there is more than one;
    • The special needs provision being made; and
    • Whether teaching is in a special education needs unit or elsewhere
  • record details of suspensions
  • produce a record of the studies undertaken;
  • help prevent and detect crime

Andreas School has a statutory obligation to check and verify the data you provide to us on registration documents and on consent forms.This may include checks of publicly available information but in some cases, where it is necessary and relevant, the information you provide may be disclosed or shared with other organisations.

How we will share the information we collect about you

Third parties we may share your data with include, for example:

  • Department of Education, Sport and Culture
  • schools that the pupil’s attend after leaving us
  • Department of Health and Social Care and Manx Care
  • Arbor
  • CAMHS
  • Boxall
  • Lucid
  • Junior librarian
  • Junior Achievement Isle of Man
  • Media – eg IOM newspapers for achievements
  • law enforcement agencies
  • fraud prevention agencies

App / Service

Data shared

Server location

Basis for sharing information

Retention period

DESC

Attendance information

IOM

Carried out in the public interest / exercise of official authority vested in the controller

As needed if attendance falls below 80%

DESC

Exam / Level information – pseudonymised so no person identified by DESC

IOM

Carried out in the public interest / exercise of official authority vested in the controller

Public record of aggregated results

DHSC

Dental survey

IOM

Consent

August after the information supplied

DHSC – Community nurses

Name, DOB, contact details, attendance data.

IOM

Consent

August after reaching 16 years old

DHSC - CAMHS

Name, DOB, contact details, attendance data

IOM

Consent

DOB + 25 years

DHSC – Child protection cases

Name, DOB, contact details, attendance data, pupil record, incident and accident reports, communications between school and parent.

IOM

Vital interests of the data subject

DOB + 26 years

Arbor

Full pupil record containing data indicated in legislation.

EEA

Legal basis – Education Act 2001 and Registration of Pupils Regulations 2016.

DOB + 25 years

Boxall

Pseudonymised data

EEA

Carried out in the public interest / exercise of official authority vested in the controller

In August after leaving school

Lucid

  • Name
  • Date of birth
Consent

Junior librarian

  • Name
  • Date of birth

Consent

In August after leaving school

Information obtained or disclosed by third parties will not be used for any other purpose other than supporting the delivery of teaching and learning.

Failure to provide information may impact on support in school, the quality of teaching and learning and in achievement in examinations.

Protecting your information

Andreas School will:

  • keep your information safe and secure in compliance;
  • only use and disclose your information as detailed above, where necessary
  • Retain the information for no longer than is necessary and your information will be permanently deleted once the timeframes set out below have been reached (there will need to be an authorisation process, to dispose of this in line with our Records Management Policy and retention periods as outlined below (unless there is an over-riding reason to retain this information).

Transfer of Information outside the EEA

Apps and services that are used in school may require data to be stored on servers outside of the EEA. Information sent to these will be limited and are as detailed above.

More Information

You can find out more information including:

  • Looking at the Isle of Man Government Privacy Policy here https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy/ [Accessed 16/1/18]
  • Contacting our Data Protection Officer who is: Tahir Deen, DPO. Department of Education, Sport & Culture, Thie Slieau Whallian, St Johns, Isle of Man. IM4 3AS. Tel 698386. Email DPO-DESC@gov.im
  • Asking to see your information or making a complaint if you feel that your information is not being handled by contacting the Headteacher as Data Controller for <<school name>>.
  • Making a subject access request which is a request for all of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Obtaining this information in large print, braille, or in an alternative language.

Your rights

You have a right to access your personal data to ensure that it is accurate, and to request that it is rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed if it is inaccurate.

To make any request relating to your data held by us, please contact the Data Protection Officer for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture who is: Tahir Deen, DPO. Department of Education, Sport & Culture, Thie Slieau Whallian, St Johns, Isle of Man. IM4 3AS. Tel 698386. Email DPO-DESC@gov.im

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you may also complain to the Information Commissioner, whose details can be found on www.inforights.im, or the relevant supervisory authority.You may have a right to other remedies.

Andreas School Retention Periods

Document Type

Retention Periods

[Time period with confirmation of date this time period runs from/to]

Pupil record (unless there are particular circumstances such as legal action requiring a different retention period)

DOB + 25 years

Staff administration

Termination of employment + 12 months.

Child protection files (unless there are particular circumstances such as legal action requiring a different retention period)

DOB + 26 years

Teaching and learning record

DOB + 25 years

ITSLEARNING

Date of leaving school + 12 months

Google domain

Date of leaving school + 12 months

Consent forms

Until re-issued and replaced, or August after your child leaves school

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