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Data protection

Does your school need a DPIA for AI tools?

Almost certainly, if the tool touches personal data about pupils or staff. The legal test in plain English, the seven steps with a worked example, and who should actually hold the pen.

Reviewed 28 September 2026

Being written now

  1. iWho regulates AI in schools: the mapIn progress
  2. iiThe Data (Use and Access) Act, for people who run schoolsIn progress
  3. iiiAI detectors, and why a score is never evidenceIn progress

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