The General Data Protection Regulation
Community First Academy Trust is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses data in order to meet its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
We’ve spent a lot of time reviewing our responsibilities under GDPR and like to think we’ve been thoughtful about its intent and meaning. Our policies and data mapping was last reviewed in August 2024. Our next review is scheduled to take place in August 2025.
Trust Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Trust has appointed Craig Holden as its data protection officer (DPO). The role of the DPO is to inform and advise the Trust on its data protection obligations. The DPO can be contacted at info@cfat.org.uk. Questions about our policies, or requests for further information, should always be directed to the data protection officer in the first instance.
If you require any additional guidance then please do not hesitate to contact a member of the GDPR protection team.
- Craig Holden – Data Protection Officer
The DPO is supported through a team of Data Guardians who help develop our group personal data compliance approach within their specific teams. They engage with their team colleagues on key change projects, assisting in the management of the privacy network, data incidents, development of training and data protection related policies and processes.
- Martin Haskayne – Data Guardian – Platt Bridge Community School | Pre-School
- Jo Robinson - Data Guardian - Platt Bridge Start Well Family Centre
- Carly Lomax - Data Guardian - Kingsbridge Teacher Training | Apprenticeships
The team can be contacted by email info@cfat.org.uk or by phone 01942 487999 or by letter to our registered office. Please note that the charitable trust may from time to time, be required to share personal information or process data 'without consent' about its employees, service users, pupils or initial teacher training trainees/apprentices with other organisations, mainly; Pubic Health England, the Police, the Local Authority, Department for Education or other schools / educational bodies etc.
The trusts general policies relating to data protection are:
2. Data Protection GDPR Policy
4. Kingsbridge SCITT - use of ITT Trainee Data Policy
6.1 The school’s ‘guide to information’
Trust Privacy Notices:
1. School Workforce Privacy Notice
2. Student / Pupil and their families Privacy Notice
3. Child Friendly Privacy Notice
4. Parent/Carer Privacy Notice
5. Customer Privacy Notice (including Kingsbridge & Institute of Learning)
6. DfE's Privacy Notice: Initial Teacher Training Trainees
7. Privacy Notice for Prospective Employees
8. Privacy notice for Trustees and Governors
9. Privacy Notice for Volunteers
10. Covid-19 Privacy Notice Addendum – School and workplace temperature screening
Seeking consent:
We've added the following form for parents/carers (Primary aged pupils) to consent to the processing of their child's data.
1. Consent form for processing pupils’ personal data (primary phase)
2. Advice from Public Health England on health data collections (primary phase)
Should you wish to withdraw consent please complete the following form: