Blogs and Guidance
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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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.

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

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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