Class change System

There are more than 1.3m* school pupils in the UK with identified SEN (special educational needs). More than four in five* pupils with SEN are educated in mainstream schools.

Communicating with these pupils – in emergency and non-emergency situations – presents unique challenges. We suggest three areas to consider when choosing a class change and lockdown alert solution.

We are all used to the MP3 format, mostly for playing music on mobile devices. Did you know it can be used for other types of audio message, such as intrusion alerts?

There are numerous protocols for synchronising clocks within a network infrastructure. The most known are NTP (network Time Protocol) and SNTP (Simple NTP), but when the utmost precision is required, the PTP (Precision Time Protocol) is chosen.

PTP was introduced in 2002 (in the IEEE 1588 standard) and has undergone numerous evolutions since (the latest version of the standard dates from 2019).

One of the most important algorithmic components of PTP is the BMCA (Best Master Clock Algorithm). BMCA allows you to establish a hierarchy of clocks (also called timing hierarchy or timing tree) and selects, within this hierarchy, the best master clock amongst all other clocks in the network. This master clock will then provide the time reference for all devices in the network.

A school’s culture should aim to build a strong community, a sense of belonging for pupils and a vision for the whole school. As a result, it can build trust and respect between staff and pupils.

In order to ensure the culture is implemented, there needs to be a desire for the culture to be fulfilled by all; this can be a challenge when trying to get pupils involved.

What does a modern school culture look like? How can you adapt to the changing needs of pupils?

Is it time to update your emergency alerts with distinguished sounds to ensure maximum safety for your pupils? Does your lockdown system take time to communicate across the school?

Many educational settings are currently using the same systems when it comes to communicating vitally important alerts such as a fire, lockdown or evacuation. Have you recently assessed how efficient your systems are? Are pupils clear on which emergency is being communicated with your alerts?

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 and prepared to protect your staff and pupils against terrorism.

There are around 11 million people across the UK suffering from some degree of hearing loss, and 50,000 of them are children. Hearing and learning go hand-in-hand, so any hearing impairment means much more for a child than simply struggling to hear. Whether temporary, permanent or fluctuating, it impacts not only a child’s experience in the classroom but their social and emotional development, literacy skills and speech and language abilities.

Clear and effective communication is the bridge that connects individuals whether at home or at work. It encompasses two critical senses, vision and hearing, and while most people have full function of these senses, there are some who experience varying degrees of sensory difficulties and impairments. This may not only have an impact on their communication and social interaction skills but may limit their ability to absorb information or to react to specific situations, especially in the work environment.

In a time where effective communication and security within schools are more important than ever, Bodet Time offers the perfect Class Change, PA and Synchronised Timekeeping solutions.

Our class change system is designed to be as versatile as needed for your class change schedule and communications. The accurate timekeeping will keep your staff and students on time for class changeovers and keep them informed of any urgent events, such as evacuations or class lockdown.