Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the Trust and its Schools use any personal data about its pupils. We, Synergy Education Trust, comply with this right by providing Privacy Notices to parents/carers and pupils, as appropriate, where we are processing their personal data.
Synergy Education Trust is the Data Controller for the purposes of data protection law and therefore will determine the purposes for which personal data is processed (the ‘why’ and the ‘how’). The Schools and authorised 3rd parties, e.g. Class Charts, process and ‘use’ data on behalf of the Trust and are therefore Data Processors.
Our Data Protection Officer is: schoolsdpo@blackpool.gov.uk
We collect and use personal data about the pupils who attend our Schools, 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:
- Report to you on your child’s attainment and progress
- Keep you informed about the running of the school (such as emergency closures) and events
- Process payments for school services and clubs
- Provide appropriate pastoral care
- Protect pupil welfare
- Administer admissions waiting lists
- Assess the quality of our services
- Carry out research
- Comply with our legal and statutory obligations
The Trust and it's Schools will ensure that all personal data is processed fairly and lawfully, is accurate, is kept secure, and is retained for no longer than is necessary. We do not share personal information about our pupils with any third party without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so. For example, we are required to pass on some data to the Department of Education (DfE).
See our Privacy Notices below to learn how we collect, use, protect, and share the personal information about our pupils.