General Data Protection Regulation is a change in the legislation regarding how personal data can be stored and used and it comes into effect on the 25th May 2018. But what does it actually mean for schools?

New measures will give people greater control over their personal data, while the Government’s announcement about the age of consent has implications for teens and their social media use.

Andrew Williams, Online Safety Consultant for SWGfL, explains Ransomware and the data protection challenges facing schools, and provides advice on how to tackle them.