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Use of Children’s Images and Photography at Ravenbank

We take the privacy and safeguarding of our children at Ravenbank very seriously. We do not use photographs of children on any school social media channels. Where photographs are used in our school newsletter, website, or other agreed communication materials, this is only done with explicit parental consent. Parents and carers can update their image consent preferences by contacting the school office.

During concerts, showcases, open classrooms and other school events, parents and carers may wish to take photographs of their own child. We kindly ask that any photographs or videos taken at these events, particularly those that include other children, not be shared on social media or other public platforms. This helps us to respect the privacy and wishes of all families.

We also use a wildlife camera on our school field and woodland area to help children observe and learn about local wildlife. The camera is used for educational purposes and is positioned to monitor wildlife activity, not children.

CCTV and Photography Trust Statement

The Trust understands that recording images of identifiable individuals constitutes as processing personal information so it is done in line with data protection principles. The Trust notifies all pupils, staff and visitors of the purposes for collection CCTV images via notice boards, letters and email. Cameras are only placed where they do not intrude on anyone’s privacy and are necessary to fulfil their purpose. All CCTV footage will be kept for six months for security purposes, the DPO is responsible for keeping the records secure and allowing access. Before the Trust is able to obtain the data of pupils or staff it is required to give notification and obtain consent for the Special Category Data due to additional requirements for processing such data under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The Trust will always indicate its intentions for taking photographs and will retrieve permission before publishing them. If the Trust wishes to use images or video footage of pupils in a publication such as the Trust website, prospectus or recordings of school plays written permission will be sought for the particular usage from the parent of the pupil. Precautions as outlined in the Photography Policy are taken when publishing photographs of pupils in print, video or on the Trust or Schools within the Trust’s website. 25

Images captured by individuals for recreational or personal purposes and videos made by parents for family use are exempt from the UK GDPR.

Parents and others attending Trust or School events are able to take photographs and videos for those events as long as they are for domestic purposes only. Photographs or videos being used for any other purpose are prohibited to be taken by parents or visitors to the Trust or Schools within the Trust. The Trust asks that parents and others do not post any images or videos which include any children other than their own on any social media or otherwise publish those images or videos.

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