Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 PLD hour
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Navigating Privacy Rights and Obligations in Schools
- Exploring the latest guidance from the Privacy Commissioner as a result of the ‘Children’s Privacy Project’
- How to deal with conflicting interests? For example, when a student does not want a parent to see their personal information
- Navigating requests for access to information and considering whether ‘exceptions’ apply
- Assessing whether a privacy breach is notifiable
Presented by Rachael Judge, Partner, Simpson Grierson and Rachel Nightingale, Senior Associate, Simpson Grierson
Chair
Maria Mckenzie, Cluster Manager Remutaka Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour, Masterton Primary School
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to apply the Privacy Commissioner’s latest guidance for children’s data
- Learn how to respond to access requests and determine when to notify breaches
Presenters
Rachael Judge, Partner, Simpson GriersonRachael Judge is a Partner at Simpson Grierson, specialising in employment and education law. Rachael acts for several independent and state schools on matters such as terms of enrolment, student disciplinary issues, student human rights claims, school policies and the Children’s Act 2014. She also advises schools in relation to their employment agreements and staff disciplinary issues. Rachael regularly attends mediations and represents clients in Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Human Rights Review Tribunal matters.
Rachel Nightingale, Senior Associate, Simpson Grierson
Rachel has a broad range of experience in employment law matters, including advising on all types of personal grievance claims (including in respect of interim reinstatement applications in the Employment Relations Authority), disciplinary and performance concerns, and restructuring. Rachel is focused on providing strategic and pragmatic advice to her clients, assisting them to achieve commercial and fair outcomes. Rachel also has experience in education law, representing both independent and state schools on matters including enrolment agreements, school policies, student disciplinary issues, student human rights claims, as well as school staff issues.
Maria Mckenzie, Cluster Manager Remutaka Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour, Masterton Primary School
Maria leads a team of itinerant specialist teachers who work across 53 schools in the Wairarapa and Upper Hutt region alongside education and service providers, to identify local needs and resources, and plan support based on the evidence of what works, to best support children and young people to learn, thrive and belong. She has leadership experience and has held governance leadership roles across educational, health, community and not for profit sectors. With an academic background in Psychology, Neuroscience and Education, Counselling and Small Business management Maria has worked across a wide range of sectors supporting people and organisations to embrace and manage transitions and change.
