Teachers 'put pupil data at risk' -- Signs of the Times News

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Teachers 'put pupil data at risk'

The data include potentially sensitive information about pupilsSensitive information on school pupils is being put at risk by staff who take it home with them, an IT firm says.
Teachers in nearly half of England's primary schools back up pupil data on CDs and memory sticks, which they then take out of school, research suggests.
A survey of 933 schools for school computing firm RM found only 1% of respondents were encrypting the data.
RM blamed a lack of clear guidance, but the government said it published advice for schools on the issue.
The warning comes after a string of data security breaches by government departments and associated agencies.
'Risks'
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