Sensitive data on physical or mental health issues,pregnancy or criminal offences to be added to pupil recordsThe privacy of vulnerable children who leave mainstream education could be keep at risk by a device to store more of their data, a coalition of charities, or academics and teachers has warned.
Sensitive reasons why a child may have left a school – such as physical or mental health issues,pregnancy or having committed a criminal offence – would be recorded under plans to expand a survey of those educated outside the mainstream school system.
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Source: guardian.co.uk