Schools, colleges and universities

Our specialist guards will protect you from the threat of violence and intrusion as well as dealing with illegal substances or implements banned from the site.

Schools, colleges and universities

Protecting your staff and students

Schools, colleges, universities and nursery units are all open to threat, both internally and from the outside. This can create concern for staff, students and families, as well as the local community. With our presence well known, schools and colleges can operate as normal with their focus being on looking after the students instead of having to deal with the threat of violence. As an educational establishment, it is essential that you protect your staff and students and the best way to do this is by positioning one of our professional guards on site. Our experience and confidence in this sector make us the first choice of many.

Professional and skilled security guards

We take extra care when selecting security guards for schools, universities and colleges. We look at their backgrounds and where possible, choose those that have worked in this type of environment before. Many have previous experience in the Armed Forces, making them outstanding candidates. All are fully vetted and screened according to UK DBS checks. As well as standard security training, they undergo specialised in-house training, providing them with prior knowledge of an educational environment and the sort of threats they may encounter. Our educational security guards are thoroughly professional, discreet and personable, able to blend well into the daily routine of the establishment. By assigning guards in this way, they can become a respected part of the team.

Services provided by educational establishment security guards

The services provided by our school/college/university security guards have been carefully selected by us to ensure full protection. They include all of the following and can be tailored to suit each establishment: • Ability to search people, bags, vehicles etc. • Access control • Checking suspicious postal packages • Contact for general customer services • Controlling fire alarm tests/evacuation procedures • Dealing with suspicious activity in and around the building • First aid • General reception including employee/visitor screening • Incident tracking and reporting • Maintaining visitor records • Parking management/enforcement • Patrolling inside and outside the building/grounds • Providing an emergency response to alert situations • Specialist manned guarding

Tailored educational security services

As soon as we receive your enquiry concerning guarding for educational establishments, we will arrange to conduct an on-site survey and analysis. This allows us to assess the current security levels and what is required to bring them up to standard. You will then receive a detailed proposal with costings, showing precisely what our guard will do to ensure the full protection of everyone on site. As well as providing everyday security, our guard will help bridge the gap when the police are required but do not have the manpower to attend. Students, staff and visitors will be provided with a place of safety from which they can work, without worrying about risk. Our educational establishment security guards have the technical, theoretical and hands-on experience to provide a premier security service to suit your needs. Talk to us today, request a free quotation and find out how Protect All Security can provide you with a bespoke security service.

FAQs – Security in educational establishments

Yes, they do as educational establishments have special security requirements if staff and pupils are to be kept safe at all times. With hundreds of people coming through your doors daily, security protocols must be in place. These can then be enhanced by the physical presence of one of our professional guards, who will act as an effective deterrent in the case of a threat. At the same time, the guard's presence will contribute to the positive and welcoming environment, never appearing anything other than reassuring. During our free-of-charge assessment on-site, we will determine the most suitable type of security measures required for your particular school.

As well as providing guards, we can deliver a full range of additional services to educational establishments. Flexible and adaptable, whatever your needs, we will refine our offering to suit. Talk to us if you are looking for a professional cleaning or caretaking service, or any other associated provision. Because our staff are impeccably trained and knowledgeable, it is no problem for us to hone our service to cover all of your establishment’s needs.

We make use of a variety of techniques and processes to ensure that the security guard provided will be the perfect fit for your establishment. The matching process begins when we carry out our free survey and consultation. Not only do we take time to choose the most suitable guard in terms of personality and character, but also each will have already passed rigorous DBS checks, as well as being SIA approved. All of our security personnel are capable of being a good fit for your school and we further ensure this by taking note of your precise needs and carefully adhering to any requests you make during the consultation process.