Data Protection At Risca 

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),  Risca Primary School is the data controller of the personal information you provide to us. This means that the school determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal data relating to pupils and their families is to be processed.

We collect and use pupil information under section 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR, which states ‘Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller’.

The school needs to collect and use certain types of personal information in order for it to provide education and other associated functions. Pupil data is therefore essential for the school’s operational use.

Who processes your information?

Risca Primary School is the data controller of the personal information you provide to us. This means that the school determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal data relating to students and their families is to be processed.

In some cases, your data will be outsourced to a third party processor; however, this will only be done with your consent, unless the law requires the school to share your data. Where the school outsources data to a third party processor, the same data protection standards that the school upholds are imposed on the processor. We do not share information about our pupils with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so.

Photographs and digital/video images

We are a school who enjoys taking photographs or digital/video images of pupils at our school for educational purposes. This could include displaying the images on project boards or in school newsletters. We may also take class or individual photographs for historical records.

The images that we take of our pupils may also be used to promote the school and could be published on leaflets, in our prospectus, on our website or Instagram feed. We will only use your child’s photograph or image in this way if we have obtained your permission first.

There are times when our school is visited by the media who will take photographs or digital/video images of high-profile events. Pupils will often appear in these images, which may be published in local or national newspapers or used on televised programmes.