Is additional parent consent required to begin Continuing Student Learning?
Schools have a contractual obligation with parents to provide education and care for their students. Learning off-campus is likely to help fulfill this contractual obligation as it facilitates the continuity of education and care. Therefore, learning off-campus or remote learning would be considered as necessary for the performance requirement of the parental contract. In essence, the need for parental consent to use platforms to support Continuing Student Learning is not required, as long as they are consistent with Data Protection and other relevant policies across the organisation.
Can I use my personal account to set up virtual meetings or video calls?
It is important that school email accounts are used to register for online facilities as the school still needs to be regarded as the Data Controller of any personal data. Wherever possible, teachers should be accessing virtual meetings and video calls via school-owned devices, particularly if meetings are to be recorded as the recordings may be saved on the device itself.
More advice: https://www.9ine.uk.com/newsblog/faqs-video-conferencing-remote-learning-and-data-protection