School and College Security in Greater Manchester

While it is a rarity, all schools must be prepared to lock down and safeguard their pupils and staff in the event of a serious threat. From armed intruders and bomb threats to protest groups and terrorist attacks, you need to know what you’re doing. We can help you draft effective invacuation procedures, providing full training to your staff and fitting appropriate signage for students. We can also fit access control mechanisms to doors, gates, and other barriers, to limit entry to the premises.

Schools are often a prime target for burglars. We can help protect your premises by various methods. These include improving your physical security by fitting secure gates, shutters, and fences, as well as monitoring your school throughout the night via our CCTV systems. We also provide mobile patrols, who will drive past your college at various points through the night, keeping an eye on things, as well as key holders, who will attend the site in the event of a security breach.

Bullying, drug-use, and disruptive students exist in all schools, however well they might be run. Often these take place in secluded and cut-off areas of the school, far away from the prying eyes of teachers and other students. Our security experts can quickly identify these potential blind spots, and set up CCTV surveillance allowing you to keep an eye on problem areas. All such systems are professionally installed by out DBS-checked staff, and we follow all relevant legislations regarding student and staff privacy.

Occasionally, conflicts will present themselves in school or college, whether between students, or between a student and a member of staff. These conflicts can range anywhere from verbal abuse and inappropriate language to improper behaviour and physical altercations. In many cases, resolving the matter can boil down to “he said / she said”. With a complete CCTV system on your school or college premises, you can get the evidence you need to protect staff and students alike and get to the bottom of any conflict quickly and effectively.

UK legislation contains several Acts, Precautions, and Regulations, designed to keep staff and students safe from fire while on school or college premises. We can help you comply with that legislation, performing a full risk assessment of the school or college grounds and making fire safety recommendations. This can include fitting emergency lights, fire alarms, dry risers and sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, and more. We also train your staff to use fire-fighting equipment in an emergency.

As a public body dealing with young people, you have an obligation to ensure any outside contractors have been checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service, prior to them entering your premises. You will pleased to know that our staff are fully DBS-checked and you can see their accreditations upon request.