RingCentral Special Offer
Take advantage of our limited-time offer to enhance your school’s safety and communication. Submit an enquiry, and one of our expert advisors will create a personalised discount package based on your school’s specific needs. This is an excellent opportunity to upgrade your communication systems and ensure compliance with Martyn’s Law.
Why RingCentral for Education?
Enhanced Communication Systems:
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Mass Notifications: RingCentral’s cloud-based communication systems can broadcast alerts and notifications across the entire school campus quickly and efficiently. This is crucial for guiding students and staff during an emergency.
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Multi-Channel Alerts: Schools can send alerts via voice calls, text messages, and emails to ensure everyone receives the message, regardless of their location on campus.
Real-Time Coordination:
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Instant Messaging: Staff can use instant messaging to coordinate responses in real-time, ensuring that everyone is on the same page during an emergency
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Video Conferencing: In case of a lockdown, video conferencing can be used to provide real-time updates and instructions to staff and students.
Training and Preparedness:
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Virtual Training Sessions: RingCentral can facilitate virtual training sessions for staff on emergency procedures and Martyn’s Law compliance, ensuring everyone is well-prepared.
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Recorded Sessions: Training sessions can be recorded and made available for future reference, helping new staff members get up to speed quickly.
Secure and Reliable Infrastructure:
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Cloud Security: RingCentral provides robust security features to protect communication channels from unauthorised access, ensuring that emergency communications remain secure.
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Redundancy and Reliability: Being cloud-based, RingCentral offers high reliability and uptime, ensuring that communication systems are always available when needed.
Integration with Existing Systems:
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Seamless Integration: RingCentral can integrate with existing school management and security systems, providing a unified platform for managing all communication needs.
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Customisable Alerts: Schools can customise alerts and notifications to fit their specific needs and scenarios, ensuring that the right message is delivered to the right people.
Compliance and Reporting:
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Audit Trails: RingCentral’s systems can generate audit trails of all communications, helping schools demonstrate compliance with Martyn’s Law requirements.
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Reporting Tools: Detailed reports on communication activities can be generated to review and improve emergency response plans.
In the event of an emergency, RingCentral can help with fast, safe, and secure lockdown procedures through smart communication systems.
How can Schools implement Martyn’s Law?
Martyn’s Law mandates that public venues, including schools, implement security measures to protect against terrorist attacks. RingCentral’s robust features help you meet these requirements by providing tools for risk assessments, emergency planning, and staff training. This ensures the safety of your students and staff, giving you peace of mind.
In the event of an emergency, RingCentral’s smart communication systems facilitate fast, safe, and secure lockdown procedures. With real-time updates and coordinated responses, you can ensure that everyone on campus is informed and safe.
Communication Systems for Education Webinar
Martyn’s Law mandates that public venues, including schools, implement security measures to protect against terrorist attacks. RingCentral’s robust features help you meet these requirements by providing tools for risk assessments, emergency planning, and staff training. This ensures the safety of your students and staff, giving you peace of mind.
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Success Stories
Discover how schools across the UK have transformed their communication and safety protocols with RingCentral. Our solutions have helped educational institutions enhance their operational efficiency and reduce costs.
UK-based Girls’ Day School Trust saves £100,000 migrating all 4,000+ employees to RingEX in just 6 weeks.
Founded in 1872, the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) has grown to become the largest family of girls’ schools in the UK, providing top-tier education to 19,000 students across 25 schools. GDST offers a high-quality, girls-only learning environment, focusing on STEM, literature, languages, and leadership, while fostering character development beyond the curriculum.
Integrating Seamlessly into Microsoft Teams
GDST’s previous on-prem telephony system lacked integration with Microsoft Teams, which was essential for internal messaging. This limitation required staff to use two communication apps and physical desk phones, complicating remote work and administrative tasks. Mike Coram, Head of Service Delivery, highlighted the need for a system that integrated well with Teams and offered user-friendly administrative controls.
Choosing RingEX for Enhanced Capabilities
After extensive research, GDST selected RingEX for its deep integration with Teams, user-friendly admin portal, and sophisticated data analytics. The transition to RingEX allowed GDST to manage phone support in-house, enabling immediate changes without third-party delays. The flexibility of RingEX also allowed employees to choose their preferred phone environment, whether using the RingCentral dialer in Teams or reprogrammed desk phones.
Operational Improvements and Cost Savings
RingEX provided GDST with real-time visibility into call center operations, enhancing efficiency and training. The integration with InformaCast Fusion for mass notifications further improved safety protocols. Despite these advancements, the migration to RingEX lowered GDST’s overall telephony costs, demonstrating the system’s value and efficiency.
"We have 25 schools across the UK, and in 6 weeks we had to migrate all 4,000 of our employees across all those locations onto RingEX. If we missed that deadline, we would have to pay for a one-year extension to maintain phone service with our existing provider. Thanks to RingCentral’s team, and the intuitiveness of the platform itself, we pulled it off–and saved tens of thousands of pounds."
Mike Coram
Head of Service Delivery
