Blogs and Guidance

Newsflash - Communication to parents regarding Coronavirus
  March 19 2020

Following our advice last week on homeworking during the Coronavirus (and given the recent guidance for schools to close), we have been working on a form of wording that you can modify and send to parents informing them about homeworking and how this will impact on data.

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Newsflash - Effect of Coronavirus on our Data Protection obligations
  March 12 2020

The Coronavirus Covid 19 pandemic is already starting to have an impact on schools with some having to close down briefly due to cases with staff and students and there is the possibility that the government could shut down all schools to prevent further spread of the virus.

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Newsflash - March 2020
  March 05 2020

You will hopefully have started using our compliance dashboard and we can’t wait to show you all of the features we will shortly be launching on it (including the ability to data map and to log breaches).

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Newsflash - Covid-19 Government Guidance
  February 28 2020

The Government has released guidance to assist schools and other educational settings in providing advice for staff, students and parents or carers.

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Newsflash - H&S College fined for Asbestos failings
  February 05 2020

Newnham College in Cambridge has been fined for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment of a flat owned by the college.

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Newsflash - Preparing for Winter at Work
  December 18 2019

With December well upon us and the colder weather setting in, the next few months can bring several issues for employers. Below is a summary of some of the key issues to bear in mind and advice on how to handle them.

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New CPD accredited HR Advice eLearning courses
  December 05 2018

The ever changing world of Employment Law can be daunting, but that’s where our invaluable Employment Law and HR Advisory service comes into play.

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Anti-Bullying week
  November 16 2018

As you are no doubt aware, this week is National Anti-Bullying week. This year’s theme is “Choose Respect”

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New service: Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  January 23 2018

The role of the DPO. As we’ve mentioned in the past the GDPR regulations which come into effect in May 2018 carry an obligation on all schools to appoint a Data Protection Officer.

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GDPR and its application to schools
  January 08 2018

With the recent worldwide cyber-attack hitting the news, many of us will be turning our attention to IT security and the proper use of our IT systems, especially since it was originally thought that phishing emails were to blame for the virus attack.

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