Data controller and contact details
Scottish Borders Council (including your child’s school) is the data controller. We are responsible for ensuring your child’s data is handled safely.
- Address: Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA
- Enquiries: 0300 100 1800 | customeradvice@scotborders.gov.uk
- Education Service
- Data Protection Officer (DPO): dataprotection@scotborders.gov.uk
Protecting your child’s identity
Before using any application, we assess if we can achieve our goals without using personal data: Anonymisation: We use non-identifiable where appropriate data for general reporting whenever possible. Pseudonymisation: We use unique ID numbers where appropriate instead of personal data within the software to add a layer of security against unauthorised identification.
Information we use and purpose
Purpose
Magma is a mathematics app which supports each student in their journey of learning in Mathematics through a modern, digital and fun approach. Magma empowers students to become actors in their own Mathematics development and gives powerful pedagogically based tools that improve learning and teaching approaches specifically effective in Mathematics. Magma is digitalising the traditional methods by providing a medium to practise the fundamentals of Mathematics at the same time supporting teachers to take the key principles of teaching Mathematics further.
Magma Maths will help schools to close gaps in learning in Mathematics and numeracy and will aim to improve the poverty related attainment gap and raise attainment in Numeracy universally across all our schools from Early Level to Higher in the senior phase.
Information we use
We have determined that the minimum data required to run Magma Maths is: First Name, First Initial of Surname, and Glow email address. We use this to:
- Assess numeracy knowledge and set personalised learning for students.
- Track progress and assessment will allow teachers to identify gaps in learning and to plan for next steps in line with Curriculum for Excellence levels and benchmarks.
Legal basis and safety measures
- Lawful basis: We process this data under Public Task, as it is part of our official legal duty to provide education and monitor pupil progress.
- Lawful basis: we process this data in order to fulfil a contract with the provider.
- Security: We have conducted a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and third-party assurance check.
- Retention: Data is held while your child is at school. Accounts are deactivated and deleted in line with our retention schedule once they leave or stop using the app.
Data sharing and decision making
- Who sees it: Access is restricted to relevant school staff and Magma Maths staff. Magma Maths uses sub-processors to help them deliver the service but is strictly forbidden from using data for any other purpose such as marketing or sales. It does not share personal pupil data is third-party processors.
- No automated decisions: While the software provides score, it does not make automatic decisions. A teacher always uses their professional judgment to decide the next steps for your child as part of a wide variety of evidence.
Your rights and complaints
Depending on your child’s age and capacity (usually from age 12 in Scotland), they or their parent/guardian have the right to access their data or request corrections. They may also ask us to restrict processing or object in certain circumstances. For concerns or to exercise your rights, please contact the Headteacher or visit our Data protection and your rights webpage.
How to raise a complaint
We aim to directly resolve all complaints about how we handle personal information. If your complaint is about how we have handled your personal information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer by email dataprotection@scotborders.gov.uk or phone on 0300 100 1800.
However, you also have the right to lodge a complaint about data protection matters with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), who can be contacted by
- post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
- phone on 0303 123 1113
- Visit the ICO website
If your complaint is not about a data protection matter, visit our Making Complaints webpage for more information.