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Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:59 PM

Resolution on Children's Online Privacy

In October 2008, the 30th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners met in Strasbourg, and passed a resolution . The resolution supports education approaches, but also calls for legislation in respective jurisdictions limiting...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:26 PM

Data Handling in schools - epiphany or apocalypse!

I recently posted on the huge shake-up that will result from Becta guidance on data management in schools. This week has seen the publication of detailed guidance in the shape of four guides: Impact levels and labelling available in Word (727KB) PDF ...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:18 PM

Online Reporting - Making it Happen.

All Secondary Schools are expected to make the following information available to parents via secure online access [PDF 6300KB] by September 2010, and Primary Schools by 2012: Attendance and behaviour (+ve and -ve) Progress and attainment Special Needs...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:41 AM

Huge shake-up in school data management?

It's no surprise that an on-going shake-up in the management of personal data at all levels of administration and government was going to affect schools sooner or later. As the main source of national pupil data through the school census, its where...
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Friday, October 26, 2007 11:42 AM

"Piggybacking" school wi-fi theft - pair cautioned in Maidstone!

In this weeks Kent Messenger (Maidstone Edition) there is a story about wi-fi bandwidth theft from a school ... "Piggy Backing", more formally known as 'dishonestly obtaining an electronic communication service" is an increasing problem, especially as...
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Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:14 PM

Fingerprints in exchange for food? lighten up!

Morley High School in Leeds have been accused of breaching the Education Act 2002 for their stand on 'fingerprints for food' school meals. The Headteacher told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme that "We have given parents an opt out...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:58 AM

e-mail spying - consequences for schools?

A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights makes it clear that individuals have the right to be told if their electronic communications are being monitored. Whilst the case concerned an employee, the rulings assertion that "spying is an intrusion...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007 8:04 PM

New Guidance for Schools - Young people's rights to access information about them held by schools

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new guidance today explaining the rights that young people have to access information held about them by their school. It aims to help primary and secondary state schools understand their obligations...
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