Dear Rebecca,

We write in response to your Freedom of Information request to Accrington
Academy. United Learning Trust is the proprietor of the Academy and we
respond to Freedom of Information requests on their behalf.

Please see the below answers to your questions:

1. Does your school/institution actively search through students' private
social media accounts to: No.
a) Look for negative comments (i.e. against other students or staff
members) N/A
b) Gauge your institution's standards (i.e. the type of feedback your
institution receives) N/A
c) Safeguard students' well-being (i.e. to try and spot the early signs of
suicidal thoughts) [Please indicate which of the above you do/don't do.]
N/A

2. Does your school/institution employ any kind of software that helps you
search through students' private social media accounts for certain
comments or images? No.

3. Does your school/institution have a policy in place which allows for
the monitoring of students' private social media accounts? No.

4. Is your school/institution looking to employ software and/or policies
that will enable you to monitor students' private social media accounts in
the future? No.

5. If the answer is "yes" for question 4, what reason is given for this?
N/A

Kind Regards

The FOIA Team

United Learning

Worldwide House

Thorpe Wood

Peterborough

PE3 6SB

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