Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection

Click to watch this video produced by the Information Commissioner's Office, this video is called 'ICO information rights video for schools. Click on the right arrow to watch a second video.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers’ produced by HM Government
‘Information sharing, confidentiality and consent’
'Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning in schools' by Louise Burnham and Brenda Baker, published by Heinemann

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click to visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website to find out more about the Data Protection Act and good practice with regard to confidentiality.
Think of five reasons why it is important to maintain confidentiality in a school setting.What might be the consequences of not maintaining confidentiality?
Click to view 'Subject access code of practice: Dealing with requests from individuals for personal information' by the ICO and read relevant sections, including Page 12 'Requests for information about children'.
Click on the link to visit this section on Education from the Information Commission website.

Think And Challenge