Access Control and Visitor Management for Schools, Colleges and Universities
With over 40 years' industry experience, Tensor understands the unique security and workforce management challenges faced by schools, colleges and academies, from keeping the site secure all year round, ensuring students and staff are safe and protected, and providing a robust platform for staff management to keep admin time and costs to a minimum.
Tensor designs, manufactures and installs Access Control, CCTV, Time and Attendance, Visitor Management and HR systems tailored to each customer's needs, providing an integrated security and workforce management solution for all sizes and setups, from one-building primary schools to multi-campus academies and universities.
Access Control Systems for the Education Sector
- Secure and robust access control
Limit access to your premises with Tensor's Access Control system, which gives you complete control over who can enter specific areas of the site. Easily assign access patterns to teachers, site staff, visitors and students, with configurable rules for different times and days to ensure only authorised entry. - Turnstiles and barriers for grounds protection
Keep your site safe with turnstiles and barriers for entrance onto the site for both pedestrians and vehicles. Easily manage grounds access to pupils, staff, registered visitors and any other groups you choose, whether through pedestrian gates or car park barriers. Further control vehicle access with ANPR to only allow entry to authorised staff, deliveries and contractors. - Highly configurable for streamlined control
Easily customisable access rights that can cover multiple sites, a single premises, or individual rooms, all managed through the WinAC.NET platform, giving administrators the ability to quickly engage lockdowns, receive emergency alerts, and oversee security from one central location.
UK GDPR
- Manage staff, student and visitor data securely
- Control access to personal information
- Maintain records of system activity
- Support data protection and retention policies
ISO 27001
- Control access to secure areas
- Manage employee access permissions
- Record access activity for audit trails
- Support wider information security processes
Martyn's Law
- Comprehensively monitor the school premises
- Restrict movement into, out of and within your school
- Initiate lockdowns and evacuations
- Ensure emergency escape door compliance
Martyn's Law Compliance for Schools and Educational Facilities
Martyn's Law, also known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, aims to strengthen security at public premises including qualifying educational facilities where 200 or more people may be present at once.
Schools, colleges, academies and other educational institutions in scope will need to consider appropriate procedures to reduce the risk of harm in the event of a terrorist attack.
Tensor can provide advice and solutions to support your emergency plan, including access control systems to help initiate lockdowns or evacuations, emergency exit alarms and a Fire Roll Call app that provides a report of personnel and registered visitors on-site, broken down by zone.
Integrated Systems for the Education Sector
Bring your security systems and workforce management together with an integrated solution from Tensor. Connect Access Control, CCTV, Time and Attendance, Visitor Monitoring and Fire Roll Call to improve visibility and security across your premises.
- Greater control and visibility across your site
Connect staff and security data to monitor employees, students, visitors, access and activity across your school. - Reduce day-to-day administration
Automate routine workforce admin and visitor management tasks, reducing paperwork and saving time for your team. - Investigate incidents more efficiently
Link access events, clock-ins and CCTV footage to quickly establish the access history of an area and any incidents that occurred. - Manage multiple facilities from one system
Multi-site campuses or academy groups can be monitored through one straightforward system, providing a comprehensive overview from one place.
40+ years of experience
Designing and manufacturing workforce management and security systems in the UK.
One integrated solution
Bring Time and Attendance, Access Control, CCTV and other systems together.
Designed around your school
Bespoke solutions tailored to your workforce, premises and security requirements.
UK manufacture and support
A single experienced supplier from system design through to installation and support.
Accreditations and Industry Standards
