ICO Reprimand: Finham Park Multi Academy Trust and GDPR Failures

ICO Reprimand: Finham Park Multi Academy Trust and GDPR Failures On 26 October 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a formal reprimand to Finham Park Multi Academy Trust (FPMAT) for serious breaches of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The reprimand highlights repeated failures to secure personal data appropriately, with shortcomings that […]

GDPR Reprimand: Chelmer Valley High School and the Lessons for Education

GDPR Reprimand: Chelmer Valley High School and the Lessons for Education The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Chelmer Valley High School (22/07/2024) after it was found to have breached the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The case centres on the school’s introduction of facial recognition technology in its cashless […]

Educating the educators: cyber security for teachers

Educating the educators: cyber security for teachers The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT – a recent amalgamation of parts of DCMS and BEIS) has just released its seventh Cyber Security Breaches Survey: an annual data gathering exercise across businesses and charities on their approach to cyber security. In the final of our series […]

Security and the Education Sector

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is a government agency that provides cyber security guidance and support, as well as being a single point of contact (SPOC) for SMEs, larger organisations, government departments, education establishments and the charity sector. Earlier this year the NCSC published an alert to education bodies warning them of an increase […]