Educational Reference Request

[Gongalong]

Hi folks,

 

On a fairly regular basis we get requests for an educational reference request e.g. when a particular student studied at the school and what they studied.

 

Mostly I think these get passed to our SIMS/data/exams department and they just reply back. Sometimes these requests come with a purported letter from the person it's for.

 

What do other schools do to vet these? Do you always require a letter from the person it's for?

 

I can't spot any specific ICO guidance on this.

 

Thanks

[pete]

If we still hold contact details for the student (left within the last 7 years/not yet 25) we'll verify the request with the student / their parents and provide the info.

 

If it's longer than that, we likely don't hold the information (contact info or the information requested) so it's down to the person making the request to a) prove who they are and b) hope there's a teacher around who still remembers them.