Al Kingsley MBE

Our children’s immersion in education technology isn’t going to slow down, which means technology-related privacy and security can’t either. We’re never going to reach a point where we put our pencils down and say, “We’re all safe and secure now, so…

There’s a technological growth spurt in the classroom and, as a result, our kid’s digital footprints are getting bigger and bigger. That means a feast of data for the big tech providers. Hackneyed as the phrase is now beginning to sound, Generation Z…

Al Kingsley, Managing Director of NetSupport and also chair of Hampton Academies Trust and a local governors’ leadership group, discusses the grey areas within GDPR and what this means for schools, in the latest edition of Primary School Management…

The late arrival of official guidance and support available for schools ahead of the introduction of general data protection regulations (GDPR) this May is a serious problem in education. Contributor Al Kingsley – NetSupport. Until very recently,…

The new General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect in just under three months’ time. Al Kingsley advises schools on their preparation On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, which leaves schools little…

The general data protection regulations (GDPR) aren’t just for schools; they apply to every European organisation that handles personal data. The aim of the new law is to return control to individuals by allowing them to request deletion or…

GDPR is coming and schools need to be clear on what it means for them, as well as how to handle it ahead of when the regulations come into force on 25th May 2018. Currently, it seems that confusion reigns over what schools actually need to be doing…