Education
& Engagement

Education & Engagement

Why Education & Engagement Is the Heart of Meaningful Data Protection

You can have the best policies in the world — but if the people in your school don’t understand them, believe in them, or know how to apply them, they won’t work.

Pillar 3: Education & Engagement exists to bridge the gap between compliance and culture.

It’s not enough to tell staff to “follow GDPR.” They need to know how. It’s not enough to get parental consent — families need to understand what they’re agreeing to. And it’s not enough to lock down systems — students need the language and confidence to make smart, safe digital choices every day.

This pillar equips everyone — staff, students, and families — to share responsibility for privacy and digital safety, without fear or confusion.

Supporting you

1. Staff CPD Training (Live or Zoom)

Create and deliver engaging training sessions for:

  • General data protection & safeguarding awareness

  • Managing Subject Access Requests (SARs)

  • Using EdTech safely and lawfully

  • Preventing data breaches in everyday practice

  • Ethical AI use in schools

2. Student Digital Rights & Privacy Workshops

Age-appropriate sessions for:

  • Secondary students: digital footprint, consent, privacy settings

  • Primary students: simple, interactive sessions on “my information”

  • Student leaders: train-the-trainer approach

3. Parent & Carer Engagement

  • How schools use children’s data

  • Understanding consent forms

  • Managing home tech and social media responsibly

4. SEND & Trauma-Informed Data Awareness

Support for schools working with vulnerable children:

  • Guidance for staff on sensitive data handling

  • Inclusive, compassionate practices when sharing or storing student info

  • Staff briefings on how trauma affects privacy and trust

5. Privacy Campaigns & Awareness Days

Helping schools run internal campaigns:

  • “Data Protection Day” activities.

  • Privacy awareness and class activities.

  • Weekly tips or thought prompts for staff.

  • Build visibility and normalise privacy as a shared value.

6. Behaviour, CCTV, and Monitoring Transparency

Support for school communities where digital monitoring is used:

  • Review of behaviour systems or surveillance tools

  • Parent/student-friendly explanations of data use

  • Guidance on proportionality and fairness