How CCTV could be helping you

Here are just a few examples of how CCTV could be helping - Your School  ...Right Now!

Bullying

According to 'Childline' bullying increased by a staggering 40% during 2005 - CCTV has played a key role in stopping or significantly reducing bullying in many schools. Vandalism One third of 14-15 year olds commit an act of vandalism (Observer Newspaper) -  Mindless vandalism is upsetting, disruptive and costs UK schools a fortune every year, but vandals will not want to feature as a star of your CCTV recordings, so will typically look for an easier target  Graffiti Like the vandal, graffiti artists are also camera shy and will be looking for less risky targets - as reported on BBC Breakfast News, just a single incident cost one South Coast School over £1,500 to clean up - but CCTV monitoring could have prevented it.

Theft & Pilfering

CCTV is a proven deterrent to the thief ...and if your staff, cleaners, etc. know that your premises are being monitored by CCTV, petty pilfering will also typically stop.

Bad Behaviour

Amazingly, when pupils know that their actions are being monitored by CCTV, as proven in schools time and again, bad behaviour reduces significantly

Staff Safety

You could be using CCTV to protect your staff right now... 

Admin staff and teachers have found that where CCTV is operating it has helped to significantly reduce aggressive behaviour by students and their parents

Knives, Guns & Drugs

One in four students admit to having carried a weapon to school (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) - schools using CCTV, have found it a helpful deterrent to the problem of students carrying weapons to school or even trading drugs

Arson Attacks

Arson attacks on schools are costing more than £1 million a week, according to the Arson Prevention Bureau. 16 British schools every week suffer an arson attack, a 30% rise in five years.

Extra Curricular Activities

Many schools actively encourage out of hours activities, often involving parents and visitors as well as students. Knowing that CCTV is operating, actively deters would be explorers from from  wandering into areas where they have no right or need to be.

Access Control

Schools typically feature a number of entrances, CCTV offers an effective means of monitoring who enters and leaves your premises (and with what!) by each access point.

 ...and lots more 

...and you are sure to discover lots of other benefits specific to your school...