Bodet Time is Ready to Protect You and Your School

Bodet Time offers dedicated solutions for schools and colleges through its Lockdown Alerts, Synchronised Clock, Class Change and PA systems.

In anticipation of Martyn’s Law, which we expect to be effective later this year, we want to ensure that your educational setting is ready to protect your staff and pupils against terrorism.

Martyn’s Law, also known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, is a UK wide measure to prepare and protect larger premises from potential terrorist attacks.
Named after Martyn Hett, who sadly lost his life in the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena in 2017, the bill sets out to enforce certain premises and events increase their protection. This includes all educational settings, with the same measures regardless of the number of pupils.
As well as having a practiced lockdown procedure in place, it is of high importance that all people concerned are alerted immediately and effectively. With over 40 years of experience, Bodet Time offers expertise and support to the education sector with a range of solutions to keep staff and pupils safe.

What does a lockdown procedure look like?
A lockdown procedure must follow a set of clear actions that have been outlined and communicated to all participants involved. Simply put, when an alert is triggered, all staff and pupils must stay in the safest place, whether this means evacuating, relocating within the building or remaining in the same place.
The raised alert must be broadcast across the whole premises. With Bodet Time’s Lockdown Solutions, an alert can be triggered simultaneously across multiple buildings on site. The word ‘lockdown’ can be clearly transmitted, or a coded message can be broadcast to inform staff. Pre-recording the message saves time in the event of an emergency as well as reducing panic should a fearful tone be broadcast live.

As it is not just the front desk that may need to trigger a lockdown, members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) should be equipped with a method of triggering lockdown. With Bodet Time, alerts can be triggered via a control box, or remotely from a PC or smartphone. The event may take place from any part of the premises, including outside areas. Bodet Time provides a great range of sounders suitable for installation internally and externally. Other elements to the lockdown procedure may include locking doors and windows, closing the blinds / curtains, turning off the lights, switching off interactive whiteboards, hiding under desks or moving to a safe area, and taking a register for all pupils and staff before communicating with SLT; all whilst remaining as silent as possible.

What can you do to prepare?
At Bodet Time, we recognise the challenges that schools face with Martyn’s Law and want to support you with protecting your school by preparing for lockdown and evacuation.
Effective procedures need to be in place, however, it is not enough to just have a procedure, these questions need to be considered – Where is the lockdown system? How will it be tested? How will it be communicated? Where will announcements be broadcast?
Staff and pupils alike need to be trained in and test the procedures termly to avoid any doubt about what is to be carried out.
We recommend these steps:
• Providing clear instructions
• Training all staff and pupil
• Testing and communicating effectively

Informing parents of the situation and how it is being tested will show them that your school is taking the proposed law seriously and put minds at rest.
Every school needs a person accountable for a lockdown or evacuation procedure. This may be the same person who is responsible for fire safety procedures or a different member of staff.

How can Bodet Time support you?
Bodet Time’s Harmonys range includes sounders and alerts ready to be broadcasted in a variety of ways, including a control box with four buttons, a text display and luminous strobes to account for pupils with visual or hearing impairments.

On a budget? Why not meet the initial requirements and add to them later, building on what you already have?

Our team would be happy to visit your site and provide you with a personalised quote for how to provide an effective solution for lockdown.

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01442 418800
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