A common problem with school fire safety is convincing the board to invest! It is not cheap... but it is also not an option you can ignore.
Here's what you need to know...
A common problem with school fire safety is convincing the board to invest! It is not cheap... but it is also not an option you can ignore.
Here's what you need to know...
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.
Accreditations and qualifications matter! For teachers, the main one is their QTS. For security systems installers, these are NSI, BAFE, CHAS and SSAIB.
The business manager and site team at a school in the London Borough of Havering approached us. They were looking for a certified company to maintain their Fire Doors. Maintaining and ensuring the function and compliance of door sets is a crucial part of fire safety.
Blake's was contacted by the facilities management team for a local secondary school in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The School needed a new Access Control system to increase security and safeguarding for the students and staff.
The school security buck stops with the Responsible Person in schools across Essex and the entire country.
The pressures of dwindling budgets and a lack of support/understanding can result in unsuspecting schools taking the wrong advice or none at all!
This pressure for choosing new tablets over improved safety and security measures is amplified when trying to boost Target Tracker databefore an Ofsted visit!
But there's one sure fire way of ensuring you're getting the best security system possible for your School, installed to the highest standards and fully compliant with legislation.
With the growth in the number of academy schools controlling their own budgets, responsibility for fire safety has shifted well and truly onto the head teachers' shoulders. Here's what you need to know!
We love receiving testimonials and feedback from our customers and this one made our MD very proud!
Ofsted grades are importantbut, whether you're happy with a Goodrating or want to reach for the stars and get Outstanding, could your School's security be letting you down?
Ofsted And HSE Safety Security
Although Ofsted is not a security/HSE regulation authority and there is no set criteria for evaluating health and safety, it plays a large part in your School's inspection. 2016 guidance given to Ofsted inspectors makes numerous references to the safeguarding and security of pupils, staff and visitors.