GDPR and Privacy

To aid schools with their due diligence we have prepared several resources to help. Sparx Maths Terms and Conditions Our Sparx Maths Terms and Conditions  outline the terms for using Sparx Maths (both for trialling and subscribed schools) a...

Your school is a data controller because you collect and control the personal data used in the Sparx system. You determine: Why it is collected What it is used for (the purpose)  and, How it is processed (the means) .  Sparx ...

In data protection terms, your school is the data controller and Sparx Maths acts as the processor . (See our article Why is Sparx a data processor and not a data controller? for more information.) UK GDPR regulations specify a set of lawful b...

We use a third party called Wonde to access your data The vast majority of MISs are supported by our partner Wonde which acts as a gateway for us to access data directly and securely from your MIS. Wonde automatically syncs your school data with Sp...

There is some essential data that we need to deliver our service to you and some optional data that you can also choose to share Under the principle of data minimisation, we only collect data that is required to deliver our service to you. Below is...

Sending parent emails has a positive impact on student success At Sparx Learning, we have discovered that parent or carer involvement plays a crucial role in students' success.  Our findings show that when parents or carers receive a Sparx e...

We carefully select, audit and approve support companies to help us provide a service to you We conduct due diligence to ensure that they will keep your data safe and we have binding written UK GDPR-compliant data processing contracts with each of ...

Sparx direct data centres are in the EEA Sparx  direct data centres including back-ups are within the European Economic Area.  This means that the transfer of school data to Sparx is covered by the European ruling of adequacy by the ICO....

Sparx's use of AI tooling Sparx Learning is using Artificial Intelligence tool providers as part of our support companies that help us deliver our service to you. The use of these tools have fully GDPR-compliant data-sharing contracts in place and ...

Sparx uses student data to personalise homework Initially, homework is set based on a level given to the class by the teacher. Over the course of around the first 100 questions (which would be around 4-5 weeks for a 60-minute homework), Sparx creat...

Sparx keeps school data for 2 years     Parent data is deleted as soon as their child is no longer an active user.  Personal data relating to students and teachers is kept for 2 years after they are no longer active users....

The ICO Age Appropriate Design Code of practice (also known as “the Children’s Code”) came into force in September 2020 and sets out standards that certain online services must comply with when providing online services to children. We adhere to t...

Information on how Sparx protects school data can be found on our  Security Information for Schools  page. This is a pdf should you wish to download a copy for your records. Below are some of the most common additional questions about our ...