Initsys Merlin ARC software is helping the University of Portsmouth to provide a safer and more secure learning environment for students. This innovative alarm receiving room software solution, developed by Initsys, Europe’s leading provider of Verified Alarm technology, has enabled the university to integrate new and existing intruder and fire alarms with CCTV cameras and DVRs installed at two campuses across the city. It enables the delivery of a faster, more efficient response to all alarm activations whilst helping to achieve significant cost savings.
Up until now, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) has not been viable for use with site visitor management and access control due to its high cost and technical complexity. However, with the introduction of ClearView’s new ANPR Visitor Management System, vehicle registration data can be used as a basis for visitor management. It provides a host of services including email or SMS notification of visitor arrival; recording of all vehicle site activity; control of barriers and welcome signage; live and historical car park data usage; and security prompts for black-listed vehicles. It also offers an optional capability to print visitor identification cards.
A Nottingham-based education specialist has secured a major contract with one of Australia’s largest IT distributors to supply its innovative laptop storage and charging system to schools across the country.
Monarch Education’s agreement comes just weeks after the firm struck a deal with global computer giant Dell to have LapCabby included as part of the company’s Connected Classroom initiative in China.
Security in schools has never been of more paramount importance. In previous economic downturns, figures have shown that crime figures shoot up. Schools, which are bristling with valuable ICT equipment, are a perfect target.
Bad behaviour among students also increases in a recession. In the last couple of months, Schools Minister Jim Knight told teachers to expect the credit crunch to affect children's behaviour, as they cope with the financial worries back at home. Schools may find they suffer with more antisocial behaviour than normal, such as graffiti or bullying.
Education establishments have the continuing, challenging task of improving systems in order to meet the fundamental objective of providing appropriate duty of care to students and parents. Keeping students safe and secure, and providing assurances of this to parents, is vital. Adopting an e-Registration solution designed to accurately monitor and track student attendance and whereabouts, whilst enabling the fast and accurate retrieval and analysis of data, not only provides these assurances, but also helps to inform policy formulation and planning at a local and national level.
Community Partnership Solutions (CPS) works in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The company helps businesses and organisations to embrace responsibility for the impact of their activities - on the environment, consumers, employees, stakeholders and all other members of the public. A majority of the strategies we develop actively encourage clients to be involved and engage with young people. As Director of CPS I passionately believe that such corporate engagement provides crucial life skills, inspiration and education for young people. In addition by equipping young people with the right information, they in turn can become community ambassadors on behalf of my clients echoing their core values.
Leading manufacturer of standalone entry control systems Codelocks, has supplied high quality electronic locks for the refurbishment of The Watermill Theatre in Newbury.
The Fire Protection Association, the UK's national fire safety organisation, have produced a new training programme providing expert guidance in maintaining fire safety in schools.
Chubb has installed a new integrated TCP/IP compliant security system, interfaced with the TCP/IP local area network, at Wakefield College's recently opened Skills Xchange campus, substantially reducing the capital cost and minimising the disruption that may have resulted from a standard installation.
After receiving funding from the South Tyneside and Gateshead Council joint Building Schools for the Future project (BSF), Lord Lawson of Beamish School in Birtley, Tyneside, required an advanced surveillance system to match its new state-of-the-art premises. The full project was completed in September 2008 by Boston Networks Ltd and a Panasonic IP CCTV system now operates within the school to secure and protect both the staff and students and vast array of equipment the school utilises to provide a highly efficient educational environment.
The issue of designing Security for Schools was addressed at the recent BSEC conference in Manchester, with architectural and security consulting experts TPS (part of Carillion plc) outlining approaches to the provision of a secure environment for all school users and the buildings they use.
Safe4Kidz offers schools an innovative, easy to use, internet security solution, specifically targeted at keeping children safe while they use PCs to access the Internet. The user-friendly software allows children to access the benefits of the Internet without leaving them vulnerable to online risks. Aimed at 4-12 year olds, Safe4Kidz content is perfect for Key Stage 1 & 2 children.
