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School’s Out! Another term in lockdown is over and what a mad year it has been! Time to clear out your papers, books and storage….time to use Taclus!

Who would have thought in January that the rest of the school year would have been like this? Who would have thought that all our lives would have changed so dramatically? Thank you so much to all education staff everywhere who have adapted their teaching to help pupils and students during lockdown! You’ve done it! And breathe……time for ……well, sitting in the garden, reading books, catching up on box sets, long walks…..whatever you are able to do whilst adhering to social distancing.

But also time for school or department refurbishments, clear-outs, and improvements.

People who aren’t usually given access to your buildings will be working there.

Make sure your confidential waste is held securely.

Or, if you’re planning for the new year in September, have you thought about how your school will handle its confidential waste in 2020/21?

Here’s what you can do…

Ensure you have lockable consoles

This will help you keep sensitive documents safe. This could include old pupil records, letters from parents and from teachers to parents, and old staff records.

Putting them in an insecure place ready for recycling in September could mean confidential data getting into the wrong hands, and that could also mean you breaching the strict rules imposed by the General Data Protection regulation (GDPR).

Organise a one-off shred

We know that school staff will be working over the summer to prepare for next year and to make necessary adjustments to enable pupils to return in September.

So, why not arrange a one-off collection? This will allow you to ensure all your confidential data is handled correctly and start the new academic year in the right way.

Ensure the company you choose conforms to the highest standards and has staff who are vetted – just like Taclus Confidential. Also ensure they give you a certificate of destruction and a transfer note, if they are taking your confidential waste off the premises.

Call in an on-site shredder

This is a convenient way to shred a substantial number of old documents in one go.

It also means your documents don’t have to leave your site.

Again, ensure the company you choose has vetted staff and conforms to the highest industry standards to ensure your data security.

Don’t forget your old hard drives and media

Deleting a file doesn’t mean it has been wiped from the hard drive. In fact, these files can be recovered and your confidential data can be compromised.

So, if your school is updating its computers, make sure your hard drives are destroyed securely.

The same applies to media such as flash drives, phone SIM cards, and image cards for cameras.

Why you should choose Taclus Confidential?

We offer confidential paper waste and hard drive destruction services at competitive prices. And we have a special offer for schools too with one free clear-out per term!

Taclus Confidential holds the accreditations for ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and ISO14001:2015 for environmental management and has been certified by independent auditors IQS for both.

Taclus has also been selected as the confidential waste management partner for Keep Wales Tidy.

If you need advice on dealing with the secure destruction of your school’s confidential waste, contact our friendly and efficient team on 02920 676 714, or email [email protected]