Child and Data Protection
Child Protection
The Anglo-American School of Sofia has a clear Child Protection Policy. AAS recognises its clear responsibility in respect of its “duty of care” to protect children and to support students in school. People serving in schools, because of their regular contact with children, are particularly well placed to detect outward signs of abuse, behaviour changes and other changes in social-emotional and academic conduct. Teachers, teaching assistants, support staff other school staff should note that reporting the suspicion of child abuse, “in good faith” exempts them from school disciplinary action in relation to the AAS Code of Professional Conduct.
AAS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, along with their protection and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all employees are required to sign a declaration that they are in the possession of the qualifications they claim; that they are not disqualified from working with children; that they have no convictions, cautions or bind-overs or are subject to any sanctions imposed by any regulatory bodies. School requires all employees to produce evidence of qualifications and references are sought from previous employers. Finally, police checks are carried out on all employees.
Specific Rules of Exit and Entry
AAS’s Data Protection Policies are continuously reviewed on a regular basis by our GDPR Data Protection Officer and DPO Liaison. Our full policy can be found on the school website
AAS processes personal data for the following purposes:
- Provision of educational services, starting with the admissions process, enrolling students,
- Administration of classes and timetable, teaching activities, issuance of academic records;
- Provision of educational ancillary services: library services, extracurricular activities, school trips, school events, managing school’s publications;
- Compliance with the staff-related requirements of the labour and social security legislation;
- Ensuring campus security: monitoring access on campus, performance of video surveillance;
- Provision of the medical care and counselling that students may need;
- School administration: handling student records and other academic documentation, administration of fees and accounts, internal audits and controls, reporting and statistics creation, implementing school policies, archiving, assessing the quality of our services, facilitating research activities school related communications: conveying various messages related to the students and AAS’s activities by any communication means;
- Collaboration with other schools and educational institutions;
- Performance of agreements with service providers and contractors, including insurance suppliers;
- Other legitimate purposes such as legal services, maintenance and security of the AAS website and IT systems, protection of the AAS legitimate interests including dispute resolution and litigations;
- To fulfil statutory obligations in connection with visa/residence permits requirements under European and national migration legislation; in relation to the execution of proper and lawful accounting; arising from execution of the orders of competent state or judicial authorities;
Should you have concerns about any use of your information,
please contact the Data Protection Officer (dpo@aas-sofia.org.)
Policies and Procedures
Code of Professional
Conduct
Responsible Use
Policy
