About
Data protection for education, done differently
Tru Data Protection helps UK schools and trusts run data protection in a way that's practical, defensible, and calm under pressure — from everyday policy questions to SARs, FOIs, and incident response.
What you can expect
Practical support, every step
We work alongside schools and trusts — not as an external compliance function, but as a named DPO who understands the context.
Education focus
We understand the systems and realities schools operate within.
Written advice
Advice and decisions you can stand behind.
Ready to use
Not templates that sit in a folder.
Evidence led
Audit-ready records of what was done and why.
Why schools choose us
Specialist, not generic
Schools and trusts need data protection support that understands education, records decisions clearly and stays calm when the pressure is on.
Education sector
Support shaped around school systems, safeguarding pressures, trust governance and the realities of day-to-day operations.
Request handling
Requests are managed against deadlines, with clear reasoning, recorded decisions and evidence you can stand behind.
Incident response
Practical support from containment to notification, including ICO-ready records where reporting is required.
Deployable policies
Living documents with ownership, rollout guidance, version control and review points.
Plain language
Advice and documents are written so staff, families and governors can understand what is happening and why.
Audit-ready records
Advice, actions and decisions are recorded so schools can show what was done and why.
Founder perspective
Personal, proportionate
Tru Data Protection was founded by Gareth Eynon. The work is personal: supporting children and families means handling sensitive information with dignity — and supporting school staff under intense operational pressure.
Tru Data Protection is a service by Tru-Digital Services Ltd.
Safeguarding lens
Safeguarding context matters.
Proportionate advice
We do not default to no.
Evidence trail
Decisions and rationale are captured clearly.
Steady support
Support that works under deadlines.
How we work
Pragmatic, transparent
Clear scope and expectations at every stage, with an evidence trail you can rely on.
- We focus on what is proportionate, defensible, and workable.
- We monitor changes that matter to education and surface them early.
- We build capability in your team as we support you.
- Clear scope and expectations, with an evidence trail.
School systems
Less explaining, faster support
You should not have to explain the basics of your MIS, safeguarding platform or cloud environment before getting useful advice.
MIS and core records
Arbor, Bromcom, SIMS, ScholarPack, iSAMS
Safeguarding and SEND
CPOMS, My Concern, Safeguard, SEND.cloud
Cloud and collaboration
Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, OneDrive
Parent communications
ParentMail, SchoolComms, Arbor Messaging
Clarity in practice
Plain language, not legal fog
We explain data protection decisions in language schools can use — so staff, families and governors understand what is happening, what has been decided and why.
Documents people can navigate
Policies, records and guidance are structured so the right information is easy to find.
Decisions people can explain
Rationale is captured in plain language, not hidden in legal shorthand.
Documents people can navigate
Policies, records and guidance are structured so the right information is easy to find.