Every year at this time, I speak to school business managers, headteachers, and office managers who are staring at the same problem: what do we do with all of this?
Years of pupil records. Ex-staff personnel files. Financial documents. Medical notes. Safeguarding paperwork. All of it confidential. All of it piling up in storage rooms, filing cabinets, and corridors.
End of term is the natural moment to clear it — but there’s a legal responsibility attached to that clear-out that often gets overlooked in the rush.
Under GDPR, schools are data controllers. Confidential documents cannot be placed in general waste. They must be disposed of through a secure, certified process — and you need evidence that destruction took place.
That evidence is a Certificate of Destruction.
At iData Destruction, we’ve been providing secure shredding services to schools, academies, and educational institutions across the North West since 2008. We’re ISO 9001 certified, BS15713 compliant, and NHS approved — the same credentials your compliance team will want to see.
If your school has documents that need clearing this term, we’re currently offering 5 sacks shredded for £65 + VAT. Simple, affordable, compliant.
Happy to have a no-obligation conversation if you’re unsure what falls under your obligations. Feel free to message directly or get a quote at www.idatadestruction.com. #DataProtection #GDPR #SchoolCompliance #DocumentDestruction #EducationSector #SecureShredding #ISO9001 #NorthWest
