Ensuring student, staff and visitors to your school feel safe and secure should be one of the top priorities for your school. Internal and external surveillance can deter theft, bullying, arson, vandalism and a whole host of other incidents. It’s also a great way to monitor teaching performance in classrooms. Whatever your reason for surveillance in your school, you’ll need to choose the right surveillance solution for your school.
But first it’s important to know the benefits of video surveillance for your school. This includes:
- Identifying suspects
- Recording / investigating accidents
- Prevention of bullying, violence, theft and vandalism
- Safety from outsiders trespassing on school ground
- Improve security personnel productivity
Questions to ask yourself before you invest in school surveillance:
- What’s your current security system like? (if applicable)
- Does your local authority require you to follow a security protocol in your school?
- Does your school’s area / neighbourhood have higher than average crime and violence rates?
- Are there loitering ‘hot spots’ in your school where incidents tend to happen more often?
- What is the biggest threat in your school? (e.g. violence, vandalism, trespassing, truancy etc)
Best tips for setting up a school surveillance system
At Gaia Security we’re experts at providing safe and secure surveillance solutions for your school, as well as offering the latest surveillance upgrades. Here are just a few of our special tips to ensure you get the best out of your school surveillance system:
- Use fixed cameras in areas with expensive technology - such as your IT suite, music classrooms and DT areas.
- Invest in external surveillance cameras for your car parks so older sixth form students and staff can arrive and leave school safely in their vehicle.
- Cameras installed on the school exits can deter students from truancy.
- Install high quality IP cameras at the main entrances to your school, as well as the reception / admin office to keep an eye on visitors.
- Live Viewing:- 24/7 Real Time HD video & audio streaming / Multi-View Functionality
- Detection & Alarms:- Email alert & Notification on Motion & Audio Detection
- Storage:- Cloud Storage as well as Local SD Card Storage
- Installation & Support:- Installation & Set Up / Customer Care, Email & Online Support
- Security:- Lock your recordings / Notification when camera gets offline
