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Best Practice Updates

We recommend completing due diligence on any third party suppliers that you share personal data with.  We recommend that you do this BEFORE purchasing, installing and using the product to share information.  Our Knowledge Bank platform has a Supplier Due Diligence Best Practice area to help with this and lists many suppliers that we have done some generic risk assessments on.  Ensuring due diligence is part of your procurement process for apps means that someone is less likely to download a fake app.

  1. Product Focus on Checklists : Information Classification
  2. Free cyber training for staff
  3. DfE Digital Standards Update
  4. The Mother of all Breaches
  5. International Data Transfers (part 1): Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers: Understanding EU SCCs, UK Addendum, and UK IDTA
  6. ClassCharts Possible Data Breach
  7. Where is your data stored?
  8. IAPP looks at AI privacy risks
  9. If you suspect a financial scam .....
  10. School Focus: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Brighton
  11. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  12. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  13. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  14. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  15. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  16. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  17. Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies
  18. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  19. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  20. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  21. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  22. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  23. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  24. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  25. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  26. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  27. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  28. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  29. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  30. Children's Privacy around the world is a puzzle
  31. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  32. Records Management Best Practice Update
  33. What do I need to redact?
  34. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  35. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  36. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  37. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  38. Public bodies and sensitive data
  39. Get a DPE Badge for your website!
  40. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  41. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  42. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  43. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  44. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  45. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  46. The ICO Reprimands a school
  47. Redaction Guidelines Updated
  48. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  49. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  50. FOI: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
  51. FOI: Henry Jackson Society
  52. FOI: Vaccination Justifications
  53. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  54. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  55. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  56. How Long Should You Keep Personal Data For?
  57. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  58. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  59. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  60. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  61. Transparency
  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. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation
  72. Acceptable Use Policy

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