Introduction

This notice is to help you understand how and why we collect your personal information (also known as personal data) and what we do with that information. It also explains the decisions that you can make about your own information.

We are giving you this notice because you are mature enough to make decisions about your personal information.If you have any questions about this notice please talk to your Head of Year.

What is "personal information"?

Personal information is information that the Academy holds about you and which identifies you.This includes information such as your name, date of birth and address as well as things like exam results, medical details and behaviour records. The Academy may also record your religion or ethnic group. CCTV, photos and video recordings of you are also personal information.

How and why does the Academy collect and use personal information?

We set out below examples of the different ways in which we use personal information and where this personal information comes from. The Academy's primary reason for using your personal information is to provide you with  an education.

Admissions forms give us lots of personal information. We get information from you, your parents, your teachers and other students. Your old school also gives us information about you so that we can teach and care for you.

Sometimes we get information from your doctors and other professionals where we need this to look after you.

We collect this information to help the Academy run properly, safely and to let others know what we do here. Here are some examples:

• We need to tell the appropriate teachers if you are allergic to something or have a specific learning need and might need extra help with some tasks.
• We use CCTV to make sure the Academy site is safe. CCTV is not used in private areas such as changing rooms.
• We may need to report some of your information to the government. For example, we may need to tell the local authority that you attend the Academy or let them know if we have any concerns about your welfare.
• We may need information about any court orders or criminal matters which relate to you. This is so that we can safeguard your welfare and wellbeing and the other students at the Academy.
• If you are from another country we have to make sure that you have the right to study in the UK. We might have to provide information to UK Visas and Immigration who are part of the government.
• Depending on where you will go when you leave us we may need to provide your information to other schools, colleges and universities or potential employers. For example:

We may share information about your exam results and provide references. We may need to pass on information    which they need to look after you.

• When you take public examinations (e.g. GCSEs) we will need to share information about you with examination boards. For example, if you require extra time in your exams.
• We may need to share information with the police or our legal advisers if something goes wrong or to help with an inquiry. For example, if one of your classmates is injured at the Academy or if there is a burglary.
• Occasionally we may use consultants, experts and other advisors to assist the Academy in fulfilling its obligations and to help run the Academy properly. We might need to share your information with them if this is relevant to their work.
• If you have misbehaved in a serious way, and the police have become involved, we may need to use information about the action taken by the police.
• We may share some information with our insurance company to make sure that we have the insurance cover that we need.
• We may share your academic and your behaviour records with your parents or education guardian so they can support your schooling.
• We may share information about you with other schools. For example, how well you have behaved at the Academy and your test results.
• We will only share your information with other people and organisations when we have a good reason to do so. In exceptional circumstances we may need to share it more widely than we would normally.
• We will monitor your use of email, the internet and mobile electronic devices e.g. laptops. This is to check that you are not misbehaving when using this technology or putting yourself at risk of harm. If you would like more information about this you can read the ICT Acceptable Use policy or speak to your Head of Year.
• We may use photographs or videos of you for the Academy's website and social media sites or prospectus to show prospective students what we do here and to advertise the Academy. We may continue to use these photographs and videos after you have left the Academy. In the case that the Academy decides to use your photograph in any of its publicity materials, we shall first of all seek to obtain your parent’s permission before doing so.
• Sometimes we use photographs and videos for teaching purposes, for example, to record a drama lesson.
• If you have concerns about us using photographs or videos of you please speak to your Head of Year.
• We publish our public exam results, sports fixtures and other news on the website and put articles and photographs in the local news to tell people about what we have been doing.
• If you have any concerns about any of the above, please speak to your Head of Year.

Our legal grounds for using your information

This section contains information about the legal basis that we are relying on when handling your information.

Legitimate interests

This means that the processing is necessary for legitimate interests except where the processing is unfair to you. The Academy relies on legitimate interests for most of the ways in which it uses your information.

Specifically, the Academy has a legitimate interest in:

• Providing you with an education.
• Safeguarding and promoting your welfare and the welfare of other children.
• Promoting the objects and interests of the Academy.
• Facilitating the efficient operation of the Academy.
• Ensuring that all relevant legal obligations of the Academy are complied with.

In addition your personal information may be processed for the legitimate interests of others. For example, we may use information about you when investigating a complaint made by one of your fellow students.

If you object to us using your information where we are relying on our legitimate interests as explained above please speak to your Head of Year.

Legal obligation

Where the Academy needs to use your information in order to comply with a legal obligation, for example to report a concern about your wellbeing to Children's Services at the local authority. We may also have to disclose your information to third parties such as the courts or the police where legally obliged to do so.

Vital interests

For example, to prevent someone from being seriously harmed or killed.

Public interest

The Academy considers that it is acting in the public interest when providing education.

The Academy must also comply with an additional condition where it processes special categories of personal information. These special categories include: personal information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, genetic information, biometric information, health information, and information about sex life or orientation.