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Data Protection

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities.

It does this in two ways:

  • public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
  • members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.

The Act covers any recorded information that is held by a public authority in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland.

Recorded information includes printed documents, computer files, letters, emails, photographs, and sound or video recordings.

The Act does not give people access to their own personal data (information about themselves) such as their health records or credit reference file. If a member of the public wants to see information that a public authority holds about them, they should make a data protection subject access request.

Privacy notices

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the Academy use any personal data about its students. We comply with this right by providing Privacy Notices to parents/carers and students, as appropriate, where we are processing their personal data.

We collect and use personal data about the students who attend Oulton Academy in order to provide an outstanding education. This personal data includes identifiers such as name, address and contact details of parents/carers, characteristics such as ethnic group, nationality and language, attendance information, test results, medical conditions, and special educational needs information.

This data is used for a variety of reasons, including:

  • Support student learning.
  • Protect student welfare.
  • Monitor and report on student progress.
  • Contact students and parent/carers when we need to.
  • Provide appropriate pastoral care.
  • Assess the quality of the services we provide.
  • Administer admissions waiting lists.

Oulton Academy take data protection and information security very seriously. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs how we can use your personal data, what we collect and how we keep it safe. It also gives you stronger rights over your data.

An important part of GDPR is ensuring the information we hold is accurate. We appreciate your support in informing us when your information changes.

The school’s Data Protection Lead (DPL) is Mr. A Houghton (Assistant Principal) and in the first instance, any queries should be marked for his attention and sent to: info@oultonacademy.org.uk

Carlton Academy Trust are the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of data protection law. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you.

Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Mr D Harvey-Hill and can be contacted in writing: Mr D Harvey-Hill

Carlton Academy Trust

Undercliffe Lane,

Bradford,

BD3 0DU

For GDPR policies and Privacy Notices, please click here:

Trust Policies - Carlton Academy Trust

 

Paper copies

Parents can request paper copies of any information provided on the website free of charge. Please contact the school for this to be arranged.