Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01.09.2025

LPI Education Ltd is committed to protecting your privacy and handling all personal data in a lawful, transparent and secure manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website or engage with our consultancy, supervision or training services.

1. Who We Are

LPI Education Ltd is a UK‑based educational consultancy company.

Company registration number: 16595801

Registered office: 8 St Andrews Way, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7NR

We provide consultancy, safeguarding supervision, leadership supervision, coaching, training and related professional services to schools, trusts and educational organisations.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

2.1 Website and Enquiry Data

  • Name, email address and job title

  • School or organisation details

  • Information submitted via our contact form

  • Information collected through cookies and analytics tools

2.2 Service Delivery Data

When providing consultancy, training or supervision services, we may collect:

  • Attendance records

  • Supervision agreements

  • Minimal reflective supervision notes (non‑case specific)

  • Anonymised thematic notes for quality assurance

  • Contracting documentation and commissioning information

2.3 What We Do Not Collect Supervision

In line with our supervision model and safeguarding responsibilities, we do not collect or record:

  • Identifiable pupil information

  • Identifiable staff information

  • Case details, chronologies or decision logs

  • Safeguarding records

  • Operational case management information

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Deliver consultancy, supervision, coaching and training services

  • Maintain supervision records in line with our supervision agreement

  • Improve our website and user experience

  • Fulfil contractual and legal obligations

  • Maintain organisational quality assurance

We do not use supervision notes for performance management, HR processes, capability assessments or Ofsted inspection evidence.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Our lawful bases for processing personal data include:

  • Contractual necessity: when we provide consultancy, supervision or training services

  • Legitimate interests: for maintaining minimal supervision records, quality assurance and business administration

  • Consent: when you contact us via the website or opt in to communications

  • Legal obligation: for example, HMRC requirements or safeguarding duties

For professional supervision, our lawful basis is contractual necessity and legitimate interests.

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except:

  • When legally or statutorily required (e.g., safeguarding obligations, court orders, HMRC)

  • With trusted service providers who support our business operations (e.g., secure email or web hosting)

Supervision notes are accessible only to the supervisor and are not shared with line managers, HR, governors, Ofsted or external auditors, unless required by law.

6. Safeguarding and Confidentiality

Where safeguarding concerns arise, we may be required to share information in line with statutory duties under:

  • Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023)

  • Keeping Children Safe in Education (current version)

Where possible, this will be discussed with the supervisee before any action is taken.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse and unauthorised access. Data is stored on secure, password‑protected and encrypted systems.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

Supervision‑related data is retained for 12–24 months and then securely deleted in line with LPI Education Ltd.’s data protection policy.

9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

·       Access the personal data we hold about you

·       Request correction or deletion of your data

·       Object to or restrict processing

·       Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the lawful basis)

·       Request data portability

To exercise your rights, contact: jmcnally@lpieducationltd.co.uk

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in legislation or our services. The revised date at the top of this page will indicate when updates have been made.