GRC for Education & EdTech Platforms.
Educational institutions and EdTech platforms hold the personal data of millions of students — including minors. The regulatory obligations, the duty of care, and the reputational stakes are all significant. Savadub builds GRC programs that protect learners and satisfy regulators.
The GRC Challenges You Face
Understanding the unique compliance and risk landscape of your sector is where good GRC begins.
Student Data Protection Complexity
Educational institutions hold highly sensitive data — academic records, health information, financial aid data — protected by FERPA, GDPR, COPPA, and local privacy laws, each with different access and disclosure rules.
Minor Data Governance
Platforms serving users under 13 (or 16 in GDPR) face heightened obligations around parental consent, data minimisation, and prohibited commercial uses of children's data — with severe penalties for non-compliance.
Third-Party EdTech Vendor Risk
Universities and schools procure dozens of third-party platforms — LMSs, video conferencing, plagiarism checkers, student information systems — each processing student data and requiring vendor risk governance.
Research Data Security
Research universities generate and handle sensitive research data — sometimes classified, sometimes commercially valuable — requiring data governance frameworks that balance openness with protection.
Our GRC Services for This Sector
Tailored services that map directly to your regulatory obligations, operational risks, and audit requirements.
FERPA Compliance Program
FERPA compliance framework for US educational institutions — education records governance, directory information policies, disclosure authorisation procedures, and annual FERPA notification requirements.
COPPA & Minor Data Protection
Children's online privacy program design for EdTech platforms — verifiable parental consent mechanisms, data minimisation controls, prohibited data use policies, and FTC compliance documentation.
GDPR for Education (EU Student Data)
Data protection program for EU-facing educational institutions and EdTech platforms — lawful basis for processing student data, consent management, cross-border transfer mechanisms, and data subject rights procedures.
Vendor & EdTech Risk Management
Third-party risk program for educational technology procurement — security assessments for LMS, SIS, and productivity tool vendors, Data Processing Agreements, and annual vendor review cycles.
ISO 27001 for Higher Education
Information security management system implementation for universities — covering research data governance, campus network security, student portal security, and certification support.
Research Data Governance
Research data management policy framework — data classification for research outputs, IP governance, collaboration data sharing agreements, and compliance with funder data management plan requirements.
Compliance Frameworks We Cover
Our team holds deep, practitioner-level expertise in every framework relevant to your sector — not just the names, but the controls, audit expectations, and fastest path to certification or attestation.
Ask About Your FrameworkHow We Build Your GRC Program
A structured, phased approach that delivers immediate risk reduction and builds long-term compliance maturity.
Discovery & Gap Assessment
We audit your current state against your target frameworks, identifying control, documentation, and policy gaps. You receive a prioritised findings report with a clear compliance roadmap.
GRC Architecture & Design
We design your governance structure, risk appetite statement, control framework mapping, policy library, and the tooling to support ongoing operations.
Implementation & Technical Engineering
We implement controls — technical and administrative. Policies are authored, technical controls configured, and evidence collection workflows established.
Audit Readiness & Certification Support
We prepare your evidence package, manage the auditor relationship, respond to findings, and shepherd you through to a successful audit outcome.
Continuous Monitoring & Ongoing Management
We set up continuous control monitoring, manage recurring risk reviews, update policies as regulations evolve, and provide monthly GRC reporting to your leadership.
Internal & External GRC Auditing
We provide both embedded internal audit capabilities and independent third-party audit services — including CPA-accredited audit coordination.
Ready to Build a Compliant, Resilient Education & EdTech Organization?
Book a free 60-minute GRC assessment. We review your current compliance posture, identify your highest-priority gaps, and outline a clear path forward — at no cost and no obligation.
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