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

Data influencers work with data on a daily basis and either create, store, enter, or decide when data will be processed. In addition to general awareness, you should have an additional level of data protection training specific to your role in processing and handling data. As per the Data Protection Act 2018, it is your legal duty to protect the personal data of your students, staff, and visitors. 

Developed by Dr. Kai Adegbembo, a retired police officer and associate lecturer, this GDPR and data protection training course for school staff will provide you with the knowledge and skills to ensure you are complying with your legal responsibilities in protecting personal data and have a school data protection policy in place. 

Please note: This training 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 setting. 

Designed in line with the following policies: 

• Data protection in schools 

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this online data protection training course and certificate for schools 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.