The Summer SAR Surge: AI-Generated Requests, FOIs and Staying Compliant When School's Out
  July 08 2026

Discover how to manage the summer SAR surge, handle AI-generated requests, and remain compliant with ICO guidelines during school holiday closures.

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How Schools and Trusts Must Align Filtering and Monitoring with Data Protection
  July 03 2026

Filtering and monitoring are now explicit data protection expectations for schools. Discover how to align your safeguarding systems with updated DfE compliance standards, manage data retention, and implement cross-functional governance across your trust.

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The Do’s and Don'ts of Biometric Data in Schools
  May 13 2026

Learn the do’s and don’ts of processing biometric data in schools. Discover how to manage privacy risks, handle ICO audits, and ensure school compliance.

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Data Retention in Schools – Your Key to Unlocking Effective Data Breach Management
  March 18 2026

Understand the link between data retention and effective breach management in schools. This article covers the fundamental building blocks of a retention strategy, the risks of keeping data too long, and how structured disposal makes responding to a breach more manageable.

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Caught on Camera: Getting CCTV Right in Schools
  February 11 2026

This is a summary taken from Judicium’s DPO ‘Sofa Session’ from the 11th February, with our Data Protection consultant, Shaafah Mohamed. This session explored the use of CCTV within school settings and its link to data protection. Why CCTV is considered privacy intrusive, the legal basis for its use under UK GDPR, and practical steps schools should take to ensure compliance. 

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From Request to Response: Navigating Subject Access Requests the Smart Way
  December 10 2025

This is a summary taken from Judicium’s DPO ‘Sofa Session’ from the 12th December, with our Data Protection Consultant Daniel Richardson.

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Data Breach Alert: No system is Safe - But Your Response Can Be
  October 21 2025

This is a summary taken from Judicium’s DPO ‘Sofa Session’ from 22nd October, with our Data Protection Consultant Jessica Vannan. In this session, we broke down what constitutes a data breach, how it should be assessed, and what effective breach management looks like.

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The Data Use and Access Act Explained: Impacts, Guidance & Next Steps for Schools
  September 24 2025

This is a summary taken from Judicium’s DPO ‘Sofa Session’ from 24th September, with our Data Protection Consultant Thomas Wynne.

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10 Reasons To Outsource Your MAT DPO
  July 10 2025

As Multi-Academy Trusts continue to grow in size and complexity, the responsibility of managing data protection effectively, and legally, has never been greater.

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Retention and Managing Information - How to make sense of requirements
  May 07 2025

This is a summary taken from Judicium’s DPO ‘Sofa Session’ from 7th May, with our Data Protection Consultant Lane Baker.

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