How do I respond if a parent asks to see their child’s STEER data?

It is important to understand the context behind the request. Let's explore some scenarios and responses. 

1. A parent may be curious about what STEER is measuring. It would be helpful to reshare a copy of the STEER exemplar letter for parents and guide them toward the STEER website.
2. A parent may assume their child's data is accessible to parents. It would be helpful to explain why data is not ordinarily shared with parents using the guidance in this article Do parents see STEER data?
3. A parent might be seeking reassurance about what the STEER data has flagged for their child. It would be helpful to explain verbally what their child's data has highlighted, without sharing numerical data out of context. The conversation outline in this article may guide you. How to have a conversation with parents about their child's STEER data.

Most parents would be reassured by the guidance and resources above. However, a parent may request to see their child's data in line with UK GDPR. 

The UK GDPR gives data subjects the right to find out, and obtain a copy of, any personal information a data controller (ie their school) holds about them (this is a Data Subject Access Request or DSAR).

All requests to see data should be treated as a DSAR and responses made in accordance with your school's decision making protocols for the data subject in question.

For young children, under the age of 12, it's likely to be the child's parent making the request. For children 12 and older, with permission, parents can make a request on behalf of the child.