Reception and visitors
Plan how visitors announce themselves, who authorises entry and which areas they can reach. Consider clear intercom audio, accessible entry and supervision when reception is busy.
Education
Security that fits the school day.
CCTV, controlled entry and supporting infrastructure planned around pupils, staff, visitors and the way your buildings are used.
Start with the routines that the system needs to support.
A school has different access needs during arrival, lessons, lettings and the holidays. A useful design begins with those routines and the people responsible for managing them.
AD Systems' published education work includes St Kentigerns School. For a new project, agree the scope with the premises, leadership and IT teams so responsibilities are clear.
Explore client experienceStaff and shared spaces
Define access by role, building and time. Lettings, contractors and holiday working need their own arrangements, including who removes permissions when someone leaves.
Entrances and boundaries
Choose camera views around a clear purpose and the detail needed at each location. Assess lighting, vehicle movements and obstructions at busy arrival and departure times.
Daily administration
Keep adding users, cancelling lost fobs and reviewing incidents manageable for authorised staff. Agree the training, documentation and support needed at handover.
Before the survey
Bring the right people and information together.
Share the building types, priority entrances, existing platforms and operational problem. We can then identify what needs checking on site before equipment is selected.
Request a free initial design- Who manages permissions, footage and technical support?
- What changes between term time, holidays and evening use?
- Which doors and routes need accessible entry and safe exit?
- What cabling, power and network capacity already exist?
- When can surveys and installation take place with minimal disruption?
Make the handover useful to the people running the site.
Access and safe exit
Door security must be considered alongside fire strategy, accessibility and emergency-release requirements. Agree specialist input where needed before changing a lock or door-control arrangement.
Privacy and appropriate use
Agree the purpose of each view, who can use recordings and how requests are handled. The school's responsible team should review its privacy arrangements before introducing new monitoring or analytics.
Installation and disruption
Identify working areas, safeguarding arrangements, supervision, noisy work and change windows in the project plan. Consider a phased upgrade where suitable existing equipment can be retained.
Aftercare
Agree who checks recording health, updates users and reports faults. Keep a system inventory and a clear support route so a change of staff does not leave the system unmanaged.
Start a conversation
Planning changes to school CCTV or door access?
Tell us about the buildings, current system and what needs to work better. Start with a free initial design for a suitable installation opportunity.