Some of you will have noticed that recently it has not been possible to access the archives.
The reason for this drastic action is because we have been advised that certain details that are publicly available could break the data protection laws, ie, dates of birth, names, dates students joined and left the school. Although it has been argued that this information is already in the public domain, it is still an area which COULD leave the OSA failing to comply appropriately.
To that end, the Chairman is speaking to various authorities & individuals to ensure we operate according to good custom and practice. We have also checked with 10 other schools which also have archive sites, and barring one, all have password protected areas for their archives.
We hope to have the archives re-opened again, in the near future, probably with a password or some of the information redacted/ removed.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Miles R Cartwright
President
