GDPR in Schools - EduGeek Members Offer

Happy New Year to you all.

With Christmas been and gone and a glorious new year of challenges ahead, all of us at GDPR in Schools would like to take time to thank you for the conversations, feedback and support you have shown over the last 8-9 months. There have been a lot of changes and updates during that time with what is happening with GDPR and there is still a considerable journey to go.

As we enter the second week in Jan we see the next reading of the Report Stage for the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords. We have seen amendments come and go, and there are still ideas to be worked on. A perfect example is the proposed code of practice for age-appropriate websites and whilst there is a consultation on draft guidance around Children and GDPR, it doesn’t really cover schools in a relevant way.

EdTech suppliers are reporting that they still have a lot of work to do as well. This is both a good and bad thing. It shows how switched on so many of them are to the scope of what needs to be done, but also delays some of the key tasks that schools need to do. By continuing to work with BESA, we are pushing for more suppliers to publish where they are at, and keep schools updated. Whilst at BETT we will be hosting conversations with data processors, as this is where many will feel the pinch and pressure.

And talking about BETT, we are pleased to say we will be there all week, working with various partners on their stands follow us on twitter @GDPRinSchools for updates on where we’ll be and when. It will be a good opportunity for Q&A sessions and we hope we can help you out.

As part of this, we would like to say thank you to all the loyal EduGeek members who have already signed up with us. If any existing EduGeek member has signed up and paid for 3 years, then we are extending your licence on your first school. We won’t count the first year starting until 1st April 2018.

Also, if any existing member (as of 11.59pm Wednesday 3rd Jan 2018) signs up for a 3-year deal between now and 31st Jan then we will honour the same offer. All you need to do is drop myself, @GrumbleDook or @Mel_GDPRiS a PM with your school name, postcode, DfE Number and who you purchased through, we will get you sorted.