Fostering practice
Keeping Data Safe
As a foster carer, you store, create, share and sometimes dispose of large amounts of information relating to the children in your care. Much of this constitutes 'personal data', and it is your duty to keep this safe, both to protect the privacy and safety of your foster children, and to comply with GDPR.
What you will learn
- Why this is important.
- The basic principles of GDPR, including the rights of individuals when it comes to their data.
- How to keep data safe offline (including in conversations).
- How to keep data safe online.
- How to both prevent and respond to potential data breaches.
- When data needs to be shared.
How the course works
The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.
A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.
Who it is for
Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.