[Advisory] Sending pupil-level data outside of the school

[Miles Berry]

I'm a big fan of Google Apps for schools, and I could imagine others
having a similar enthusiasm for live@edu, but have a nagging concern
about using cloud based services to store pupil level data; I have a
passing acquaintance with safe harbour agreements, and know Google are
registered as part of the programme, but wonder if this is enough to
set my mind at ease.

Best wishes,
Miles.

2009/12/2 Mike Bostock <mike@new-media-learning.org>:
> This issue is an important one to get right.
> If a school asks if it is safe to send pupil level data off to some company
> or organisation, I am not sure what the authoritative answer would be.
> It is a good one for Naace members to be certain of.
>
> Becta has a useful page at :
>
> http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?catcode=ss_lv_saf_dp_03&rid=14734&section=lv
>
> There is a useful ‘Dos and Don’ts’ document which talks about using
> encryption amongst other things.
>
> I would like to see some advice on how a school ensures how that data is
> used once it gets to whoever it is intended for.  I would expect privacy
> policies, Data Protection Act and CRB checks to be mentioned  - but I
> haven’t yet discovered a good source of reference.
>
> Can anyone throw some light on whether there is a (short) statement that
> would represent a good practical answer to the original question?
>
> Mike Bostock
>
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