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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Every term, two student representatives will be chosen (normally one male and one female). These
representatives will have an active role in decisions made in the college, as well as helping to decide
on college trips and social events. They will also meet with the teachers at least once to discuss any
issues or ideas they may have.

If you would like to be a student representative, please let a teacher or member of staff know. A
vote will be held early in each term, so that the students can choose who they would like to
represent them.

Please note: the role of a student representative will be taken away if there are issues with
lateness/attendance, attitude, lack of study/homework, or being a bad example to the rest of the
students.

DATA PROTECTION

The College keeps information about staff and students.
This may include personal information, financial information and information about your
progress or results. This is used only for College purposes, such as for contacting you, keeping
track of your progress, or evaluating our courses.

No one else will see this information unless it is requested by the Home Office/UKVI, British
Council, the police, or your sponsoring embassy.

If you sign the data protection form, it means that we might ask if we can put photographs of
you on the College website, social media or College course brochures.

We will keep any personal information you give us safe.

This privacy policy is intended to give you an understanding of how and why we use the
information that you give us.

We will never sell or share your data with someone else for them to use for their own purposes.

We keep this policy under review and therefore it gets updated from time to time. We last
updated this policy on the 17th May 2018.

When you join us, use our website and social media pages or provide us with your information
if you consent to this privacy policy and the ways in which we use your information as outlined
in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy then please do not give us your information or
use our products, services, sites and social media pages.

What is Personal Data?

Personal Data is defined as “any information relating to a person”.

Birmingham College is an educational organisation and the majority of the personal data we
hold has been specifically provided to us the members and representatives of our institutions,

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