Privacy Notice for Staff
Gilbert Inglefield Academy is the Data Controller for the use of personal data in this privacy notice.
The categories of school information that we process
These include:
- personal information (such as name, address, employee or teacher number, national insurance number)
- characteristics information (such as gender, age, ethnic group)
- contract information (such as start date, hours worked, post, roles and salary information)
- work absence information (such as number of absences and reasons)
- qualifications (and, where relevant, subjects taught)
- relevant medical information
- payroll information
Why we collect and use workforce information
We use workforce data to:
a) enable the development of a comprehensive picture of the workforce and how it is deployed
b) inform the development of recruitment and retention policies
c) enable individuals to be paid
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legal basis / bases we rely on for processing personal information for general purposes are:
We collect and process personal data under Article 6 and Article 9 of the European General Data Protection Regulation from 25 May 2018. Under Article 6(1)(e) our lawful basis for processing data is that it is a Public task and the processing is necessary for us to perform a task in the public interest. Under Article 9(2)(g) our lawful basis for processing sensitive data is that processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest.
We also collect your data in line with section 114 of the Education Act 2005 this information can be found on the following web site. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/data-protection-how-we-collect-and-share-research-data
Collecting workforce information
We collect personal information via staff contract forms and other personnel forms.
Workforce data is essential for the school’s / local authority’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 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.
Who we share workforce information with
We routinely share this information with:
- our local authority (where applicable)
- the Department for Education (DfE)
- our payroll provider
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 children and young people with the Department for Education (DfE) for the purpose of those data collections, under:
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 our school manager Samantha Sibley ssibley@gilbertinglefield.com
Depending on the lawful basis above, you may also have the right to:
- object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress
- prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing
- object to decisions being taken by automated means
- in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed; and
- a right to seek redress, either through the ICO, or through the courts
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 school manager Samantha Sibley ssibley@gilbertinglefield.com .
Last updated
We may need to update this privacy notice periodically so we recommend that you revisit this information from time to time. This version was last updated in May 2021.
Contact
Our data protection lead is Samantha Sibley dpo@gilbertinglefield.com .
Our data protection officer is:
HFL Education
Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2FQ
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 for Education
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