Staff Data Privacy Notice
How we use workforce information
The King's School Grantham is the Data Controller for the use of personal data in this privacy notice.
The Data Protection Officer is Mrs C Hausermann.
The categories of school information that we process
These include:
- personal information (such as name, employee or teacher number, national insurance number)
- special categories of data including characteristics information such as gender, age, ethnic group
- contract information (such as start dates, hours worked, post, roles and salary information)
- work absence information (such as number of absences and reasons)
- qualifications (and, where relevant, subjects taught)
- medical information (such as food allergies or medication needed in an emergency)
- contact information (such as telephone numbers of contacts that an employee would want the school to contact in an emergency)
- address information (such as the known contact address to direct correspondence to)
- payroll information (such as bank account numbers for payment transfers)
This list is not exhaustive.
We also process special categories of personal data that may include:
- physical or mental health needs
- racial or ethnic origin
- trade union membership
- political affiliation and political opinions
- criminal convictions data
- civil and criminal proceedings, outcomes and sentences.
- religious or other beliefs of a similar nature
Why we collect and use workforce information
We use workforce data to:
- enable the development of a comprehensive picture of the workforce and how it is deployed
- inform the development of recruitment and retention policies
- enable individuals to be paid
- to contact you directly when you are not on the premises
- to contact others known to you, where you have provided their information, in cases where it would be reasonable for us to contact that individual
We collect and use information under Article 6 and Article 9 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), this enables the school to process information such as Departmental Censuses under the Education Act 1996 and other such data processes that relate education provision or payment of the individual.
Collecting workforce information
Workforce data is essential for the school’s operational use. Whilst the majority of personal information you provide to us is mandatory, some of it is requested on a voluntary basis. In order to comply with UK GDPR, we will inform you at the point of collection, whether you are required to provide certain information to us or if you have a choice in this and we will tell you what you need to do if you do not want to share this information with us.
Storing workforce information
We hold data securely for the set amount of time shown in our data retention schedule. We hold staff data in line with our Data Retention Guidelines, which are available upon request.
Who we share workforce information with
We routinely share this information with:
- our local authority (where applicable)
- the Department for Education (DfE)
- our Human resources provider (for payroll purposes)
Why we share school workforce information
We do not share information about our workforce members with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.
Local authority
We are required to share information about our workforce members with our local authority (LA) under section 5 of the Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (England) Regulations 2007 and amendments.
Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) collects personal data from educational settings and local authorities via various statutory data collections.
We are required to share information about our school employees with the (DfE) under section 5 of the Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (England) Regulations 2007 and amendments.
All data is transferred securely and held by DfE under a combination of software and hardware controls which meet the current government security policy framework. For more information, please see ‘How Government uses your data’ section.
Requesting access to your personal data
Under data protection legislation, you have the right to request access to information about you that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, contact the data protection officer.
Depending on the lawful basis above, you may also have the right to:
- to ask us for access to information about you that we hold
- to have your personal data rectified, if it is inaccurate or incomplete
- to request the deletion or removal of personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing
- to restrict our processing of your personal data (i.e. permitting its storage but no further processing)
- to object to direct marketing (including profiling) and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics
- not to be subject to decisions based purely on automated processing where it produces a legal or similarly significant effect on you
If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, we ask that you raise your concern with us in the first instance. Alternatively, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
For further information on how to request access to personal information held centrally by DfE, please see the ‘How Government uses your data’ section of this notice.
Withdrawal of consent and the right to lodge a complaint
Where we are processing your personal data with your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent. If you change your mind, or you are unhappy with our use of your personal data, please let us know by contacting the data protection officer.
Contact
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact: The data protection officer.
How Government uses your data
The workforce data that we lawfully share with the DfE through data collections:
- informs departmental policy on pay and the monitoring of the effectiveness and diversity of the school workforce
- links to school funding and expenditure
- supports ‘longer term’ research and monitoring of educational policy
Data collection requirements
To find out more about the data collection requirements placed on us by the Department for Education including the data that we share with them, go to https://www.gov.uk/education/data-collection-and-censuses-for-schools.
Sharing by the department
The Department may share information about school employees with third parties who promote the education or well-being of children or the effective deployment of school staff in England by:
- conducting research or analysis
- producing statistics
- providing information, advice or guidance
The Department has robust processes in place to ensure that the confidentiality of personal data is maintained and there are stringent controls in place regarding access to it and its use. Decisions on whether DfE releases personal data to third parties are subject to a strict approval process and based on a detailed assessment of:
- who is requesting the data
- the purpose for which it is required
- the level and sensitivity of data requested; and
- the arrangements in place to securely store and handle the data
To be granted access to school workforce information, organisations must comply with its strict terms and conditions covering the confidentiality and handling of the data, security arrangements and retention and use of the data.
How to find out what personal information DfE hold about you
Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 2018, you’re entitled to ask the Department:
- if they are processing your personal data
- for a description of the data they hold about you
- the reasons they’re holding it and any recipient it may be disclosed to
- for a copy of your personal data and any details of its source
If you want to see the personal data held about you by the Department, you should make a ‘subject access request’. Further information on how to do this can be found within the Department’s personal information charter that is published at the address below:
To contact the department: https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe.
