Data Protection Act 1998: How we use pupil information
We collect and hold personal information relating to our pupils and may also receive information about them from their previous school, local authority and/or the Department for Education (DfE). We use this personal data to:
- support our pupils’ learning
- monitor and report on their progress
- provide appropriate pastoral care; and
- assess the quality of our services
This information will include their contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information, any exclusion information, where they go after they leave us and personal characteristics such as their ethnic group, any special educational needs they may have as well as relevant medical information. For pupils enrolling for post 14 qualifications, the Learning Records Service will give us the unique learner number (ULN) and may also give us details about your learning or qualifications.
We will not give information about our pupils to anyone without your consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so. If you want to receive a copy of the information about your son/daughter that we hold, please contact:
Mrs Kerry Stanford
Vantage Multi Academy Trust
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
Newport Road
Bolton
BL3 2DT
Tel:01204 333583
We are required, by law, to pass some information about our pupils to the Department for Education (DfE). This information will, in turn, then be made available for use by the LA.
The DfE may also share pupil level personal data that we supply to them, with third parties. This will only take place where legislation allows it to do so and it is in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Decisions on whether DfE releases this personal data to third parties are subject to a robust approval process and are 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 level data, requestors must comply with strict terms and conditions covering the confidentiality and handling of data, security arrangements and retention and use of the data.
For more information on how this sharing process works, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-pupil-database-apply-for-a-data-extract
For information on which third party organisations (and for which project) pupil level data has been provided to, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database- requests-received
If you need more information about how the DfE collects and uses your information, please visit:
- The Department for Education web site:
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-how-we-collect-and-share-research-data
Alternatively, you can contact the DfE via
Ministerial and Public Communications Unit
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate,
Store Street,
Manchester.
M1 2WD
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Telephone: 0370 000 2288
If you need more information about how your Local Authority collects and uses your information, please visit the Local Authority in which the school is located:
Bolton:
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/pages/Privacynotices.aspx
Information Management Unit,
Children’s and Adult Services, Bolton Council
1st Floor, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1UA
Tel: 01204 33 2074
Manchester:
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/3525/privacy_notices
Manchester City Council
Manchester
M60 2LA
Tel: 0161 234 5000
Salford:
https://www.salford.gov.uk/your-council/council-and-decision-making/data-protection-act- 1998
Corporate Information Officer
Salford City Council
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5DA
Tel: 0161 793 2500
Knowsley:
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/system-pages/privacy-policy
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Municipal Buildings
Huyton
L36 9UX
Tel: 0151 443 4660