The Facilities Manager for a special education school in Colchester, Essex, approached us. They are an existing customer. We already provide annual maintenance and monitoring. But they wanted to upgrade the School's existing old intruder alarm system.
Oftsted put a school into Special Measures due to their unsatisfactory perimeter fencing.
One fault in the school security obliterated the months of hard work and inspection preparation by the headteacher, staff and pupils.
Could Ofsted be marking you down on your intruder alarm, access control or CCTV next?
Here are 3 tell-tale signs that your school security systems are lacking...
In 2017, Kirkby Stephen Grammar School (KSGS) in Cumbria was put into 'special measures' because of their 'unsatisfactory' school perimeter fencing.
The shocking news introduced schools to a whole new world of potential pitfalls that could crop up during an Ofsted Inspection.
Take our rule-of-thumb test to work out whether your perimeter fencing is up to scratch.
Ofsted has previously put an 'Outstanding' school into special measures because they didn't have adequate perimeter fencing.
So that begs the question, are other elements of your school security, such as your Alarm System, up to scratch? And what are the Ofsted implications, if any?
Blake's only work with the best equipment and have enjoyed a long partnership with Paxton. We were very happy to hear that their Net2 access control system has been accredited by Police!
A few years ago, Ofsted put a Cumbrian school into Special Measures for nothing more than unsatisfactory perimeter fencing.
With that in mind, it's worth taking another look at your school security...
However, before panic sets in, read on! It will stop you from having to trawl through the endless Ofsted related documents