Who controls children's education data? A socio-legal analysis of the UK governance regimes for schools and EdTech

Day, Emma, Pothong, Kruakae, Livingstone, Sonia ORCID: 0000-0002-3248-9862 and Atabey, Ayça (2023) Who controls children's education data? A socio-legal analysis of the UK governance regimes for schools and EdTech. Digital Futures Commission (09 Jan 2023). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In a new open-access journal article, we examine the governance of data processed from children in educational contexts and ask whether this is in children’s best interests. Currently there are two different governance regimes for children’s education data: UK GDPR which sits alongside the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018, and the Five Safes framework, a set of principles which enable data services to provide safe research access to data. Our socio-legal analysis found problems with both governance regimes, as detailed in the article. We conclude with three recommendations to improve the governance of chidlren’s education data.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2023 13:15
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2023 10:40
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119548

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