Data protection, strategy and digital assurance for schools

Practical support for schools navigating digital risk, governance and change.

School Safe Digital provides part-time strategic consultancy for schools and trusts across data protection, digital strategy, cybersecurity, online safety and AI governance. The focus is practical, calm and useful advice that helps leaders make sense of fast-moving digital issues.

Services shaped around what schools actually need.

This is not a generic compliance website. The offer is aimed at school leaders who need clear thinking, sound judgement and practical next steps across digital governance, risk and strategy.

Data protection and information governance

Support with lawful data handling, breach response, data sharing, policy review, SAR and FOI workflows, and practical compliance advice for school settings.

  • Advisory support rather than statutory DPO substitution
  • Policy review and data-sharing guidance
  • Incident handling and governance improvement

Digital strategy for schools

Structured help to align systems, priorities, safeguarding, affordability and leadership goals into a coherent digital plan.

  • Roadmaps and review work
  • Platform and service transition thinking
  • Leadership-facing recommendations

Online safety and cybersecurity

Guidance on digital risk, filtering, monitoring, governance responsibilities and practical security improvements in school environments.

  • Risk reviews and assurance conversations
  • Safeguarding system oversight
  • Cyber-aware governance support

AI strategy and governance

Advice for schools trying to respond sensibly to AI, balancing opportunity, workload, safeguarding, policy and staff confidence.

  • AI policy and risk thinking
  • Leadership and governor briefings
  • Practical adoption planning

How the work is framed

The consultancy is designed for part-time, strategic support. It suits schools and trusts that want an experienced adviser to help them think clearly about governance, systems, risk and decision-making, while respecting the role of their own named DPO and internal leadership responsibilities.

Making it all make sense

That means translating legal, technical and operational complexity into practical advice leaders can use. The tone is measured, school-focused and grounded in the realities of education settings.

Good fit for

  • School leaders who want strategic digital advice without a large consultancy feel
  • Trusts and schools reviewing governance, risk or digital direction
  • Briefing work for governors, senior leaders or safeguarding teams

Ways of working

  • Project reviews and audits
  • Retained advisory support
  • Remote meetings and document review
  • Short strategic interventions around specific issues

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Website
schoolsafedigital.co.uk
Email
derek@schoolsafedigital.co.uk
Location
London and the South East, UK

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