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-first support — we understand the systems and realities schools operate within
- ✓Clear, written advice and decisions you can stand behind
- ✓Deployable policies and processes — not templates that sit in a folder
- ✓Evidence-first working — audit-ready records of what was done and why
Why schools choose us
Specialist, not generic
Education data protection has its own pressures, systems, and expectations. We work in that context, not around it.
- ✓Specialist education experience — not general-purpose GDPR consultancy
- ✓Defensible SAR + FOI handling — deadlines met, decisions recorded
- ✓Calm incident support — containment-to-notification, including ICO-ready documentation where required
- ✓Policies that deploy — living documents with ownership, rollout guidance, and versioning
- ✓Plain-language by design — so staff and families can understand what's happening
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.
- ✓Child-first judgement — safeguarding context matters
- ✓Proportionate decisions — we don’t default to “no”
- ✓Defensible records — decisions and rationale are captured clearly
- ✓Calm delivery — support that works under deadlines
Tru Data Protection is a service by Tru-Digital Services Ltd.
How we work
Pragmatic, transparent
Clear scope and expectations at every stage, with an evidence trail you can rely on.
- ✓Pragmatic, not pedantic — we focus on what is proportionate, defensible, and workable
- ✓Proactive, not reactive — we monitor changes that matter to education and surface them early
- ✓Educational, not transactional — we build capability in your team as we support you
- ✓Transparent, not extractive — clear scope and expectations, with an evidence trail
Systems we understand
Built for your stack
We know the systems schools actually use — so advice is grounded in your reality, not a generic checklist.
MIS
SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, ScholarPack, iSAMS
Safeguarding / SEND
CPOMS, My Concern, Safeguard, SEND.cloud
Cloud / collaboration
Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SharePoint / OneDrive
Comms
ParentMail, SchoolComms, Arbor Messaging
Accessibility and plain language
Clear by design
We prioritise clarity and accessibility in policy and communications.
- ✓Plain-language companions alongside formal documents where appropriate
- ✓Readable typography (Lexend), with accessibility in mind
- ✓Structured, consistent policy sets so people can find what matters quickly