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Pupil Protect vs InVentry
InVentry is a widely used sign-in system for schools, covering visitors, staff and pupils. Visitors in Pupil Protect covers the same people, and links what reception sees to your safeguarding records.
The main differences are in who signs in, how the watch list works, and how each product connects to the rest of your safeguarding.
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| What you need | Pupil Protect | InVentry |
|---|---|---|
| Who signs in | Visitors, contractors and supply staff, your own staff, and pupils who arrive late or leave early. By QR code, PIN, ID card or pre-registration, with ID scanning and document upload. | Visitors, staff, pupils and contractors. Late marks for pupils are written back to the MIS. |
| Safeguarding briefing | Visitors read your safeguarding message and see who your DSL is before their badge prints. | Not stated publicly. |
| Expected visits | A pre-registration link lets visitors add their own details and photo. Their badge prints when they scan the code. | Not stated publicly. |
| Watch list | Your DSL or head adds people who mustn't be admitted or collect a pupil. Reception is told quietly; the visitor sees an ordinary screen. | Safeguarding and medical flags on pupil records. |
| Collecting a pupil | Signed in and out at the kiosk, checked against the watch list. | Early sign-out with a photo of the adult collecting. |
| Fire roll call | On your phone at the assembly point. People still missing stay at the top. | RollCall and the Anywhere App. |
| Checks on adults | Visitors who need checks are on the single central record, kept in Staff. | A DBS checker. Details aren't published. |
| Door access | [Confirm whether Visitors works with door access systems] | Paxton, Salto, Almas Industries and Suprema. |
| Where data is kept | UK data centres. | Stored on site, with access through InVentry Cloud. Location not stated. |
| Certification | None yet. We're working towards certification. | States it is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 accredited. |
| Price | Published on our pricing page, per school per year, excluding VAT. One price includes Visitors and every other Pupil Protect product. | Not published. A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered. |
“Not stated publicly” means we couldn’t find it on InVentry’s website. It may still be available, so ask them. If anything here is wrong or out of date, email sales@pupilprotect.co.uk and we’ll correct it.
When InVentry may suit you better
No system is right for every school. These are fair reasons to choose InVentry.
- You want late marks written back to your MIS. [Remove if Visitors does this too.]
- You want sign-in linked to your door access system.
- You only want visitor management, without a safeguarding records system.
- You want a supplier that also serves businesses and other sites outside education.
Moving from InVentry
We bring your records across and your DSL checks them before anything goes live.
Can we keep our visitor history?
InVentry says its system can report on and export data, so export your visitor log for the period you need to keep. [Confirm whether we import visitor history]
What hardware do we need?
A tablet at reception for the kiosk, and a badge printer. [Confirm supported tablets and printers, and whether existing InVentry hardware can be reused]
What about our list of people who mustn't be admitted?
Your DSL adds them to the Visitors watch list before go-live. Only the DSL and headteacher can see and change it.
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