Annual Certificate in Data Protection & GDPR for Senior Leaders (2023-2024)

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Dr Kai Adegbembo Senior leader and lecturer
Course 1hr 7 modules

Developed by Dr Kai Adegbembo, a retired police officer and associate lecturer, this data protection course for senior leaders provides you with the knowledge and skills to ensure you are complying with your legal responsibilities in protecting personal data.

CPD Certified

Senior leaders should be sufficiently aware of the content of GDPR and the Data Protection Act in order to ensure schools have the right things in place to be compliant. It is your legal duty to protect the personal data of your students, staff, and visitors, given that any establishment that collects personal data (eg names, addresses, dates of births, etc) has a legal responsibility to ensure that information is gathered, processed, and stored securely. 

Developed by Dr Kai Adegbembo, a retired police officer and associate lecturer, this data protection course for senior leaders provides you with the knowledge and skills to ensure you are complying with your legal responsibilities in protecting personal data.  Please note: This course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own settings. 

Designed in line with the following policies: 

  • Data protection in schools 

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this course reflects best practice principles and might be useful for learners outside the UK, please note that it is based solely on UK guidance and legislation. Please make sure you also adhere to relevant legislation applicable in your own country.