Woolavington Village Primary School

Woolavington Village Primary School

Data Protection (GDPR)

DATA PROTECTION

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a piece of EU-wide legislation which will determine how people’s personal data is processed and kept safe, and the legal rights individuals have in relation to their own data. ‘Personal data’ means information that can identify a living individual.

The regulation will apply to all schools from 25 May 2018, and will apply even after the UK leaves the EU.

Woolavington Village Primary School is part of the Futura Learning Partnership. We share GDPR policies and supporting documentation with schools across the trust. These can be viewed on the Futura Learning Partnership website at https://www.futuralearning.co.uk

Any queries relating to GDPR or data protection should be emailed to office@woolavingtonprimaryschool.org.uk 

Parents provide consent for publication of their child’s image through the Parental Consents section of the My Child At School parent portal, or by contacting the school. Parental consent falls into two broad categories: School News/Events and Promotional Material.

Parental consent – school news & events

By consenting to ‘school news and events’, parents/carers give consent to the following:

  • Images may be used in the school newsletters & information bulletins. These publications may be printed or published on-line via the school’s website. School websites do not have restricted access.
  • Images or video footage may be used on school social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and Instagram. Note: social media accounts may not be closed groups.
  • Students’ full names will not be shown alongside any published image.
  • If parents do not want their child’s image to be shown on any of the aforementioned social media sites, they should withdraw consent for this category. It is not possible for the school to differentiate between permission granted for certain social media platforms (e.g. Facebook) but not others (e.g. Twitter).

Parental consent – promotional material

By consenting to ‘promotional material’, parents/carers give consent to the following:

  • Images may be used in the school on activity boards, screens or reception area for promotional purpose. Note:  this is separate to our statutory obligation to display work around the school, which may contain personal information; schools do not require consent to do this.
  • Images or video footage may be used on the school website for publicity purposes.
  • Images may be used in printed materials such as the school prospectus.
  • Images or video footage may be used in the media (local / national press). Student’s names will only be published in exceptional circumstances, and with parent/carer permission.
  • Unless parents/carers give express consent, students’ full names will not be shown alongside any published image.
  • If parents do not want their child’s image to be used for specific purposes (e.g. prospectus, but not media), consent should be withdrawn. It is not possible for the school to differentiate between permission granted for certain promotional material but not others.

Parental consent – curriculum 

By consenting to ‘curriculum’, parents/carers give consent to the following:

  • Images or videos may be used on seesaw as part of their own learning journal
  • Images or videos of your child may be used in a group photo on seesaw and tapestry

Parents/carers can give consent or withdraw consent at any time either through the My child at School (MCAS) account or by contacting the school.