Best Practice Update

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DfE Digital Standards Update

The DfE have recently published an update to their meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges, with three new sections:
Digital Accessibility Standards
Digital Leadership and Governance Standards
Laptop, desktop and tablet standards

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The Mother of all Breaches

Security researchers and computing blogs are reporting 'the mother of all breaches' in reference to a data breach where billions of records have been breached.  The dataset doesn't come from one single breach but a compilation of multiple data breaches.  

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International Data Transfers (part 1):  Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers: Understanding EU SCCs, UK Addendum, and UK IDTA

International Data Transfers (part 1): Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers: Understanding EU SCCs, UK Addendum, and UK IDTA

The first in a seriers on International Data Transfers..
Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers: Understanding EU SCCs, UK Addendum, and UK IDTA

In the ever-evolving landscape of global data protection, we are continually challenged to ensure the secure and lawful transfer of personal data across borders. The European Union (EU) has long been a frontrunner in establishing data protection standards, and its regulations have far-reaching implication

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ClassCharts Possible Data Breach

A number of schools have reported a data breach by ClassCharts this week.  ClassCharts is school management software that allows teachers to create a customisable classroom seating chart.  It can also be used to track student behaviour, reading levels and other student data.

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IAPP looks at AI privacy risks

This week the IAPP published a set of AI privacy risks in the wake of concerns over how AI should be regulated.  There are moves to regulate AI, such as the EU AI Act, however  because AI remains quite an unknown quantity, there is a lot of unease and uncertainty around it's use, ethics, privacy and intellectual property.

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  1. School Focus: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Brighton
  2. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  3. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  4. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  5. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  6. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  7. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  8. Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies
  9. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  10. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  11. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  12. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  13. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  14. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  15. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  16. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  17. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  18. Guardians of Privacy: 1. Social media, privacy and children
  19. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  20. KCSIE: Filtering, Monitoring and Privacy
  21. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  22. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  23. Children's Privacy around the world is a puzzle
  24. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  25. Records Management Best Practice Update
  26. Governors and Data Best Practice Area Update
  27. What do I need to redact?
  28. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  29. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  30. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  31. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  32. Public bodies and sensitive data
  33. Get a DPE Badge for your website!
  34. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  35. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  36. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  37. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  38. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  39. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  40. The ICO Reprimands a school
  41. Subject Access Requests (SARs)
  42. Redaction Guidelines Updated
  43. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  44. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  45. FOI: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
  46. FOI: Henry Jackson Society
  47. FOI: Vaccination Justifications
  48. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  49. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  50. Blog: Best Practice on the Retention of Child Protection Information
  51. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  52. Email and retention periods
  53. How Long Should You Keep Personal Data For?
  54. Sharing this year’s Nativity play online
  55. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  56. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  57. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  58. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  59. Transparency
  60. Parents and students covertly recording conversations
  61. SAR? ER? FOI?
  62. Research projects and GDPR
  63. Secure file transfer of files using Royal Mail
  64. Emergency contacts and consent
  65. Key elements of a successful DPIA
  66. FOI Publication Schemes
  67. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  68. New Drip Feeds: Recognise and Respond to Subject Access Request
  69. When to contact the Data Protection Officer?
  70. National child measurement programme
  71. Make sure DPE is your registered DPO with the ICO
  72. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation

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