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Be careful if you are using WhatsApp
Things to consider when staff use WhatsApp From a data protection perspective, schools should be very wary of allowing staff to use WhatsApp for work related conversations. Importantly, WhatsApp only allows its use for personal reasons and so any...
Age Appropriate Design Code / The Children’s Code and Schools
ED TECH - The Children's Code and Schools It has been an interesting year or so, watching the Children's Code (aka Age Appropriate Design Code or AADC) go through consultation, effectively missing out on what is needed for schools to be part of it,...
Mindfulness in Schools
Mindfulness in schools / Mental Health Absafe have expanded their Health and Safety Education to include looking after the community's mental health. We give you the skills to look after your mental health. Students, like everyone else, face the...
Key HR issues and how to solve them
5 Key HR Issues Underperformance but signed off sick: It’s not unusual to start a process of managing underperformance with someone only for them to go off sick. At this point you cannot continue to manage their performance, there simply isn’t...
Cyber Security Training for Schools
SWGfl published a report 15th June 2022 on the lack of Cyber Security training in schools. Cyber Security: Key Findings Data gathered from the survey has shown many interesting findings around how well schools have implemented cyber security...
Is Your Teen Feeling Anxious About Feeling Anxious
Anxiety - Is your Teen Feeling Anxious About Feeling Anxious There is a lot of talk about anxiety at the moment. You only have to turn on the TV to hear the worrying statistics in relation to the rise in anxiety amongst young people in the last...
Tips on boosting your children’s homework productivity
The dreaded Homework battle... Homework, the dreaded word that most students hate to hear. Most students find it difficult to find the motivation to do homework, often leading to rushing it to get it done. Homework is a vital feature of education...
All you need to know about data breaches
All you need to know about data breaches... The ICO states that “a personal data breach means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data. This...
Use of facial recognition in schools. DPIA’s are essential.
Facial Recognition - DPIA's are essential North Ayrshire council was criticised for attempting to introduce facial recognition technology so that pupils can pay for school meals in an attempt to speed up service and to reduce the risk of spreading...