New Technology Makes Schools a Safer Place

What is the most important thing about schools andIntruder Alarms
the education system? There are likely to be manyYou are lying in bed fast asleep having a wonderful
different answers to this question depending ondream when BANG, a car alarm goes off and
whether you are a parent, a teacher, a schoolinterrupts your peaceful sleep. And stays on for what
governor or indeed a pupil.seems like an eternity. It finally gets turned off and
There is one thing that virtually everyone will agreeyou cannot get back to sleep! Sound familiar?
on though and that is making sure our schools andIs so you will know what impact an intruder alarm
nurseries are safe environments. So with safetycan have. For schools this is important as depending
perhaps the major issue with modern schools whaton the type of alarm you have it can alert other
steps can schools take to make sure their school isteachers, school workers, school children and/or the
as safe as possible?Police.
Here are just 5 ways in which schools can use newThe result hopefully being that whatever caused the
technology to make sure their staff, pupils and thealarm to be activated, stops. And you, your school
school is as safe as possible:and your staff and pupils are safe.
CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television)Access Control Panels
With over 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK aloneThese can be used by schools to prevent access to
(one for every 14 people) this method of security isthe building or to specific areas within the school.
now common place. CCTV is used for a wide varietyThey can be used to make staff feel safer and to
of things but for schools the use of CCTV allows forprevent unwanted visitors to certain areas.
the monitoring of property and people. There hasTwo Way Radio
been much debate over the effectiveness of CCTVThe mobile phone has meant it is easier than ever to
as a means of crime prevention but capturing criminalstay in touch but mobile phones suffer from cost
or anti-social behaviour both inside and outside ofissues and lack of coverage which means they aren't
schools can certainly lead to action being takenused by schools. The good news for schools is that
against the culprits and also hopefully reduce themodern Two Way Radio allows employees (from
likelihood of it even happening in the first place.teachers to ground staff) to stay in touch wherever
Security Lightingthey are for just the cost of the actual handset. No
As the dark winter nights are now upon us and withongoing costs and a fast and highly effective way to
children and teachers often starting and ending schoolstay in touch both within the school and on field trips
in darkness (or dusk) then having adequate lighting ismake Two Way Radio a must for any school with a
very popular. Security lighting can act in 2 ways.focus on security and safety.
Firstly it gives pupils and employees more confidenceMake sure your School, your staff and your pupils
by providing a well lit and seemingly safeare secure and safe and make sure modern
environment. Not only that security lighting may alsotechnology works for you.
deter would be criminals and trouble makers.