DPO Continuous Development Programme - Programme

Running over four months, our DPO continuous development programme is led by education GDPR expert lawyer, Dai Durbridge, who will provide you with all you need to stay up-to-date throughout the year. Delivered remotely via Zoom, the interactive and engaging course is limited to 30 delegates per cohort and covers:

April 2021

For the first month, we revisit some key foundation stones of GDPR knowledge and focus on the most frequent issues arising in schools and academies over three, two-hour sessions

20 April (10:00 - 12:00)

• The lawful bases for processing data
• Obtaining, recording and using consent
• Managing biometric data

22 April (10:00 - 12:00)

• Best practice for physical audits
• Reporting to your board - actions, outcomes and expectations

27 April (10:00 - 12:00)

• Understanding and responding to subject access requests in your setting

29 April (10:00 - 11:00)

• Launch programme wrap-up - one-hour wrap up session to revisit the topics covered and discuss delegates' burning issues

May 2021

11 May (10:00 - 12:00)

• Retention and destruction of personal data - procedure, process and safe destruction
• Email storage and destruction
• Data minimisation

18 May (10:00 - 11:00)

• One-hour free form Q&A

25 May (10:00 - 12:00)

• Effective staff training and updating - discharing your duty and evidencing
• The ongoing culture challenge
• The carrot, the stick, and using your disciplinary policy

June 2021

8 June (10:00 - 11:00)

• One-hour free form Q&A

15 June (10:00 - 12:00)

• Data Protection Impact assessments - the when, the how, and why
• Sharing data safely
• Managing police disclosure requests

29 June (10:00 - 11:00)

• One-hour free form Q&A

July 2021

6 July (10:00 - 12:00)

• Managing complex data breaches, including reporting, remedying, and learning/improving

13 July (10:00 - 11:00)

• One-hour free form Q&A and course close