Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice – Data Protection Act 1998
We, Ecclesall Infant School, are the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information from you, and may receive information about your child from their previous nursery or school. We hold this personal data and use it to:
- Support pupils’ teaching and learning;
- Monitor and report on their progress;
- Provide appropriate pastoral care, and
- Assess how well the school is doing.
This information includes contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information, characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.
We will not give information about your child to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules permit it.
We are required by law to pass some of your information to the Local Authority (LA), and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
If you require more information about how the LA and/or DCSF store and use this data please go to the following links: www.sheffield.gov.uk and Children’s Data.doc
If you are unable to access these websites, please contact the LA or the DCSF as follows:
LA Data Protection Officer
Chief Executive’s Directorate
Sheffield City Council
Corporate Resources
PO Box 1283
Sheffield S1 1UJ
tel: 0114 273 4002
Public Communications Unit
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
website: www.dcsf.gov.uk
email: info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 0870 000 2288
Attendance information is not collected for pupils under 5 at Early Years Settings or Maintained Schools
