The revised Secured By Design Schools 2010 document recommends glazed secure vision panels

Glazed secure vision panels are typically seen within hospital environments. They provide discreet observation without disturbance –hence this architectural solution has totally changed what a door can deliver in terms of privacy and security.

For this reason, Secured by Design recommends glazed secure vision panels in its new Schools 2010 document that aims to reduce crime in the built environment. The guide incorporates several new and improved security standards that have been developed to address emerging criminal methods of attack.

In addition to the safety and security benefits that VISTAMATIC® glazed secure vision panels bring to schools and colleges, they also permit discreet observation of the classroom or the examination room where unannounced entry at inconvenient times could cause unnecessary disruption to pupils. Schools and teaching institutions are compelled to consider the general security of both staff and pupils and the monitoring of such environments by way of natural surveillance helps to eliminate both the risk and threat of crime.

The feedback we receive from schools and colleges is that they are increasingly reliant on low-tech security products, such as vision panels, in order to guarantee that the general welfare of students, staff and visitors is taken into consideration.

Vistamatic vision panels are a Police Preferred Specification and carry the Secured By Design endorsement.

The installation of Vistamatic vision panels can help establish and maintain a safe and secure environment in schools with an objective to reduce the opportunity for crime and anti social behaviour and reduce the fear of crime. Safety and security are essential to an environment, which allows quality teaching and learning.