Guides for UK schools

Plain-English answers to GDPR, safeguarding, and the admin questions schools actually deal with.

Do we need parental consent for photos on our school website?

What UK GDPR actually requires for pupil photos online, and why consent alone does not remove the safeguarding risk.

How Keeping Children Safe in Education frames online safety, and what that means for the photos on your school website.

Commonly recommended retention periods for staff employment, payroll and annual leave records, and how to stay on the right side of UK GDPR.

What to record when visitors arrive, the safeguarding and fire-safety reasons why, and the data protection pitfalls of the paper visitor book.