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Best Practice Update

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Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools

We have released a new document: Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools.

The guidance covers:
  • Policy, guidance and procedural documents
  • Communication strategies, training and raising awareness
  • Automate retention
  • Retention schedules, records management and guidance
  • Monitor, email audits and audit results
  • Review and continue to raise awareness
Here is a quick link to the document:  document Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools

(2.46 MB)
The document can also be found in the Schools &  Trusts Best Practice Area and Records Management Best Practice Area.

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