Pupil data

School reprimanded over illegal use of facial recognition technology

Essex secondary failed to get pupils' consent and did not assess impact of new cashless catering tech in advance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pupil data

Revealed: Secret deal to let benefit fraud squad snoop on pupil data

Leaders warn the move may lead to parents 'withdrawing their children from schools'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Study reveals full scale of London pupil exodus amid school closures

Nearly 50,000 pupils left London's schools last year, Datalab study shows, as ministers told to 'get a grip' amid...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
News

Oak National Academy could collect ‘basic data’ on users, says chair

The Oak National Academy could begin to collect “some basic data” about its users, its chair has said. Ian...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Liberty: ‘Secret’ Prevent database ‘destroys’ trust between teachers and pupils

A human rights charity has warned of a potential breakdown in trust between teachers and pupils after details emerged...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

New headsets monitor pupils’ brain waves to track concentration

English universities are interested in researching controversial headsets that claim to monitor if pupils are concentrating in class, say...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

UTC becomes first school with cameras in every classroom

A university technical college in Birmingham has become the first school in the country to install always-on, 360-degree cameras...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

How can schools better support young parents?

The government recently announced they will be collecting data on pregnant pupils transferred from mainstream to alternative schools from...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

50 years before we have an equitable school system

We’re making slow progress in closing the attainment gap, claims the Education Policy Institute’s Jo Hutchinson, because the picture...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn