How we use your information

We collect information about:

• pupils of our school, including prospective pupils
• people that have responsibility for our pupils (such as parents, carers etc.)
• our staff, contractors and volunteers, the school’s workforce
• people who use school facilties such as renting school premises This information is used to help us:
• deliver education
• contact the right people about issues
• ensure a healthy, safe environment for learning
• carry out our functions as an employer

 

If we hold data about you, you have rights in respect of your data including:

• the right to be supplied information on our uses
• to see what data we are holding about you
• to request correction or erasure of your data
• to object to processing
• to complain to our data protection officer or the supervisory authority

 

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please see the contact us details later in this document

This Privacy Notice is updated regularly. The latest version will always be on our website, so please check at https://hazelwoodschools.org.uk/ for the latest version.

The Local Education Authority, Enfield Council, also holds data to carry out their functions, and we share data with them. You can read their privacy notice at https://new.enfield.gov.uk/privacy-notice

The rest of this document gives further details on our collection, storage and use of data for each type of data we hold. It also provides information on who we share with and how to exercise your rights if you are not happy.

We welcome your comments on how we can improve this notice; please contact us at the address given for the school.

Last updated: 09 June 2022

 

Data Usage Regarding Pupils

The categories of information that we collect, hold and share include:

• Personal information (such as name, unique pupil number and address)

• Characteristics (such as ethnicity, language, nationality, country of birth and free school meal eligibility)
• Attendance information (such as sessions attended, number of absences and absence reasons)
• Educational information (such as lesson plans, test/exam results, learning challenges)
• Health information (such as illnesses that may affect pupil safety in school e.g. allergies, asthma, epilepsy)
• Safeguarding information (such as recordings of remote teaching, social care issues)

 

Why we collect and use this information

We use the pupil data:

• to support pupil learning
• to monitor and report on pupil progress
• to provide appropriate pastoral care
• to assess the quality of our services
• to comply with the law about data sharing

 

The lawful basis on which we use this information

We collect and use pupil information under:

• the UK GDPR Article 6 (c) – for example where we are required to do so by the Education Act 1996
• the UK GDPR Article 6 (d) and 9 (c) – for example critical health information about pupils that may put them at risk
• the UK GDPR Article 6 (a) – for example where data has been supplied by the parent for use in the school setting e.g. information about family preferences in respect of religion

 

Full details of the legal basis for our data use is given in our Data Protection Impact Assessments which are available upon request.

Note that Health professionals commonly gather data in school settings for a variety of purposes. This data is not held by the school, and is detailed in the Local Authority privacy notice at https://new.enfield.gov.uk/privacy-notice.

 

Collecting pupil information

Whilst the majority of pupil information you provide to us is mandatory, some of it is provided to us on a voluntary basis. In order to comply with the data protection law, we will inform you whether you are required to give certain information to us or if you have a choice in this.

Storing pupil data

We store pupil data as detailed in our retention schedule, published on our data retenton procedures, available upon request.

 

Who we share information with

We routinely share pupil information with:

• schools that the pupil will attend after leaving us
• our local authority
• the Department for Education (DfE)
• NHS staff working in the school setting

 

Why we share pupil information

We do not share information about our pupils with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.

We share pupils’ data with the Department for Education (DfE) on a statutory basis. This data sharing underpins school funding and educational attainment policy and monitoring.

We are required to share information about our pupils with our local authority (LA) and the Department for Education (DfE) under section 3 of The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

 

Data collection requirements:

To find out more about the data collection requirements placed on us by the Department for Education (for example; via the school census) go to https://www.gov.uk/education/data- collection-and-censuses-for-schools.

 

The National Pupil Database (NPD)

The NPD is owned and managed by the Department for Education and contains information about pupils in schools in England. It provides invaluable evidence on educational performance to inform independent research, as well as studies commissioned by the Department. It is held in electronic format for statistical purposes. This information is securely collected from a range of sources including schools, local authorities and awarding bodies.

We are required by law, to provide information about our pupils to the DfE as part of statutory data collections such as the school census and early years’ census. Some of this information is then stored in the NPD. The law that allows this is the Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

To find out more about the NPD, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database-user-guide-and- supporting-information.

The department may share information about our pupils from the NPD with third parties who promote the education or well-being of children in England by:

• conducting research or analysis
• producing statistics
• providing information, advice or guidance

 

The Department has robust processes in place to ensure the confidentiality of our data is maintained and there are stringent controls in place regarding access and use of the data. Decisions on whether DfE releases data to third parties are subject to a strict approval process and based on a detailed assessment of:

• who is requesting the data
• the purpose for which it is required
• the level and sensitivity of data requested: and
• the arrangements in place to store and handle the data

 

To be granted access to pupil information, organisations must comply with strict terms and conditions covering the confidentiality and handling of the data, security arrangements and retention and use of the data.

For more information about the department’s data sharing process, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-how-we-collect-and-share-research-data

For information about which organisations the department has provided pupil information, (and for which project), please visit the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database-requests-received

 

To contact DfE: https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe

Requesting access to your personal data

Under data protection legislation, parents and pupils have the right to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, or be given access to your child’s educational record, please see the contact details below.

 

You also have the right to:

• object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress
• prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing
• object to decisions being taken by automated means