Research on in-service training days (INSET)
Survey of practitioners
The Welsh Government has commissioned Miller Research to undertake research to INSET (in-service education and training) days in Wales. The aim of this research is to understand how schools and local authorities use INSET days to support practitioners to develop their practice and skills to improve outcomes for learners.
As part of this research, Miller Research will be gathering information through a survey of school staff, and for those that agree, in an interview or focus group.
The Welsh Government is the data controller for the research. However, Miller Research will delete any personal data provided through the survey, and anonymise the raw data, before it is shared with the Welsh Government.
The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important in order to help inform Welsh Government policies.
The contact for this research at Miller Research is Geof Andrews
E-mail address: geof@miller-research.co.uk
PRIVACY NOTICE
What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?
Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.
You have accessed this survey either because the school you work in has been selected as part of a representative sample and they have passed a weblink on to you or because you followed a weblink that has been published on Hwb and Dysg.
Completing the survey does not require the collection of personal data from you. However, we would like to explore issues in more depth in focus groups and if you would be willing to take part you are asked to provide your contact details (name and email address). If you decide to take part in an interview or focus group and provide your contact details then these are recorded in a separate form accessible via the weblink so that all of your responses to the survey questions will remain anonymous.
If you take part in a focus group then you are not required to provide any additional personal data, other than your image if you agree to a focus group being video recorded.
We may wish to record focus groups for operational reasons. We will make this clear to you before discussion begins, and you will have the opportunity to tell us if you are not happy to be recorded. Focus group discussions will only be recorded if all members of the group are happy for this to happen. If discussions are recorded, any personal data shared, will be removed during the process of transcribing. Recordings will be deleted as soon as this process is completed. If discussions are not recorded, personal data will not be included in written notes prepared during or following the focus group or interviews.
If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.
What is the lawful basis for using your data?
The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is our public task; that is, exercising our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.
Participation is completely voluntary. Research studies such as this are important for the Welsh Government to collect information and actionable evidence about its ability to deliver government priorities. The information collected in this research, for example, might be used to understand how INSET days can best be used to support practitioners to develop their practice and skills to improve outcomes for learners.
How secure is your personal data?
Personal information provided to Miller Research is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Miller Research will only use this data for research purposes. Miller Research have Cyber Essentials certification.
When conducting surveys, Miller Research use a survey software programme called Microsoft Forms. We have ensured that Microsoft Forms is UK GDPR compliant and meets our expectations in terms of the security of any data collected via the software.
Miller Research has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, Miller Research will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
Miller Research will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be published on the Welsh Government website. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.
How long do we keep your personal data?
Miller Research will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data will be deleted by Miller Research within three months of the end of the contract. This includes your contact details.
Individual rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this research, specifically you have the right:
- To access a copy of your own data;
- For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;
- To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);
- For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and
- To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk
Further Information
If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the UK General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:
Name: Claire Griffiths
E-mail address: Claire.Griffiths001@gov.wales
Telephone number: 03000251015
The Welsh Government’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:
Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales.