Schools house very valuable belongings. First and foremost: our precious children, along with other expensive valuables such as computer suites, iPads, interactive whiteboards and projectors just to name a few. OFSTED has a set of guidelines set out to ensure safety in schools, for example monitoring visitors, volunteers entering the school. These are the 3 most important security must haves for schools, and why…

1. Access Control: Access Control is a security technique that is used to regulate who or what can view or use resources. This can be physical access control or logical access control. Physical access control can limit access to certain rooms or areas or a building or campus. Logical Access limits computer networks, files and data.
2. CCTV and Monitoring: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) is a TV system which is not publicly distributed. Footage can be recorded to be view at a later date. The footage can be monitored remotely by a security firm, who can alert the responsible person when issues arise.
3. Intruder Alarms: Intruder Alarms are electronic devices that emit a loud noise when someone attempts to make unauthorised entry to a building or premises. Modern intruder alarms can inform a monitoring company so the police and responsible person can be informed.

To Safeguard Valuable Equipment

Advancement in modern technology has brought pricey items into the school building. Moving past traditional lead pencils, paper, chalk boards and text books. Schools are using revolutionary technology to make learning interactive, engaging and fun. 21^st century kids will not be satisfied with traditional schooling methods; therefore, schools are always pushing the boundaries to introduce new and exciting ways to learn the same educational concepts.

These exciting methods of learning requiring expensive equipment: computers, laptops, tablets or iPads. Turning schools into an attractive target for thieves. Schools have the added benefit for protentional thieves who will know that after the bell rings, the school building is empty not long after, allowing a break-in to go undetected until the next morning. Most equipment is also easily portable.

Having access systems make entry difficult to unauthorised personnel. An alarm system will alert a security monitoring service who can then inform the police. CCTV systems act as a deterrent to would be intruders, but also are invaluable as evidence if there is an attempted break in, trespassing or worse if the school is broken in to.

To Safeguard our Children

Keeping our children safe is more important than anything.  Keeping intruders out is crucial to the children and the teacher’s safety.

Having a CCTV system in a school is not just useful for the obvious: a deterrent to intruders and thieves and image and evidence capturing of intruders and thieves. CCTV cameras can also be used to record the pupils and teachers themselves. Schools are increasingly becoming aware of the benefits of CCTV in the classroom and many schools are investing in the system.

Having video footage or classroom fights can prevent bullying. Children feel more safe and secure knowing they are always safe in school. The threat of having their dinner money stolen by the school bully is diminished. Cameras can even be used to resolve disputes in school, cameras can also record audio.

Good CCTV equipment can be used to monitor teacher’s lessons. Footage can be used in teacher training, to show newer teachers a good lesson example. In more challenging schools, it can ensure teachers feel safe with more challenging children’s’ behaviour, and protect them from the quick assumption that the teacher is guilty of acting inappropriately in certain situations that a pupil may have accused their teacher of.

Believe it or not, a risk that has become more prevalent in recent time, is arson. Vandalism is also another problem schools face. Having access control to prevent unauthorised access, CCTV and monitoring and intruder alarms help tremendously in such events.

Improved security and security cameras in classrooms across the globe have already dramatically decreased the number of criminal acts, break-ins and vandalism and school bullying.

Thorne Access & Security Ltd provides bespoke security systems to schools, public buildings, offices, hotels and football clubs, just to name a few… Thorne Access & Security is renowned for their excellent customer service, with service engineers available 24 hours a day. Thorne offers design, install, maintenance & monitoring of certified intruder alarm systems, CCTV analogue and IP, wireless CCTV, access control systems, door intercom systems.

Thorne designs, supplies, installs, services, maintains & monitors a variety of burglar alarms systems providing their client’s peace of mind against unauthorised entry. Its intruder alarms all conform to the relevant British and European standards, NSI requirements and Police regulations and requirements.

Thorne monitors its client’s CCTV Systems 24/7 using third party monitoring systems that are fully accredited to the current British and European Standards. Thorne monitors intruder alarm systems and external alarm systems integrated into the CCTV system to provide visual verification. It’s alarm receiving centres also monitor third party fire alarm systems.

Thorne Access & Security also installs, services and maintains a variety of intercoms, GSM intercom systems and electronic locking or access control systems. Its intercom systems utilise a wide range of technologies including Biometric Access Control Systems, Mifare, Proximity & RFID.

All Thorne’s systems are installed and maintained by its team of qualified engineers. For more information contact us here.