The Data Protection Act (2018) has changed the way schools process Pupil Data.  We are now required to clearly state what our legal basis is for processing personal data about your child.  For most school activities we believe our basis is:

“processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller”

In other words, the Department of Education has given us the authority to provide Education Services to your child.

As part of our school activities, we may occasionally take photographs or video of the children that attend our school. These could be individually or in groups. We use these to record achievement and to celebrate those achievements within the school. We also may wish to use these images in several other ways:

• school displays
• school newsletter
• school website
• school publicity material
• local or national media

To comply with the Data Protection Act 2018, we need your permission before we can photograph or make any recordings of your child to use in this way. If you ever need to withdraw consent for any reason, please do so in writing to the school office (office@stlukes.rbksch.org).