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

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