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DfE Cyber Security Standards for Schools
DfE Cyber Security Standards (January 2023): governors of all state-funded English schools and colleges are accountable for meeting defined cybersecurity requirements across five domains.
Cyber Essentials for Schools
Cyber Essentials certification demonstrates that a school has implemented the five technical controls the NCSC says would prevent the majority of common cyberattacks.
GDPR for Schools
ICO investigations of UK schools frequently involve unlawful data sharing — sharing pupil data without a legal basis, missing DPAs with vendors, and failure to respond to data subject rights requests.
Ransomware at Your School
Schools that contain ransomware within the first hour and call the NCSC immediately recover significantly faster than those that delay response — the first hour is the most critical.
EdTech Supplier Data Security
UK schools use an average of 50+ EdTech tools — each processing pupil data creates a supply chain risk that schools remain legally responsible for under UK GDPR.