Mobile Phone Lockers for Schools | Secure and Cost Effective Storage
Mobile phone lockers for schools are a great way to safeguard students’ property and ensure their safety to and from school. Students do not have to leave their phones at home, and a phone locker installation is an ideal solution to the guidance issued by the DfE.
- Virtually indestructible. Everything can be broken, but the rubbish metal lockers for phones available can be bent with a screwdriver in seconds. These are made of heavy duty polyethylene. Yes, plastic is stronger and more secure!
- Colourful and modular design. They come in sets of 4 compartments with a wide range of 25 colours.
- Choice of locks. 90% of schools choose a combination lock, which is physically attached to the locker. Don’t worry – master keys are supplied!
A wall of students’ phones in lockers will have £1,000’s in value, and insurance could be a problem if all the phones are stolen because of the poor quality lockers installed.
Schools need a secure and cost-effective phone locker solution. As they are primarily installed in hallways, it would be a good idea to install CCTV cameras if you haven’t already. Classroom365 provides CCTV and security systems for schools – we will happily advise.
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What Makes Our Phone Lockers Different?
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A determined thief can easily bend a metal phone locker. The storage lockers we recommend are made of tough polyethylene that cannot be bent or broken. Many differences distinguish them from the competition, making them the best solution for securing valuable items, not just mobile phones.
- Unbreakable doors and hinges.
- 15-year warranty. Metal lockers for mobile phone storage often only come with a 1 to 3-year warranty.
- Rounded corners and edges – no sharp bits where metal joins metal.
- Quiet! Being plastic, they don’t make a noise with the rough and tumble of students slamming the doors shut.
- USB charging accessories can be added as an additional cost.
- They are large enough for all types of phones and valuables. However, they are not designed or big enough for iPads or tablets. iPad storage and charging solutions from Classroom365 have their own dedicated page.
- The phone lockers are modular, with each having 4 compartments. So, if you need storage for 40 devices, you would purchase 10 phone lockers.
- Combination, padlock, and RFID locking options are available. We recommend the padlock locking solution, with the padlock permanently attached to the locker. The combination padlock solution is secure, effective, and can be overridden by a master key.
Whether you choose a standard or charging locker with the USB add-on, these are the best storage options for mobile phone storage. Cheaper metal options may affect your insurance premiums!
Mobile Phone Charging Lockers
Mobile phone lockers with chargers are another option for schools considering investing in phone storage. A USB charging port for each compartment can be ordered for an additional cost and installed retroactively.
Most schools do not order these as they want the devices locked away for the day, and they are deemed an unnecessary extra cost. However, they are a nice touch if you purchase phone lockers for staff!
If you are interested in the price of mobile phone charging lockers, please do get in touch with us. There are discounts for bulk purchases of more than 50 lockers.
Remember, 50 lockers provide storage for 200 phones and further discounts are available.
Mobile Phone Policy for Schools
The DfE has written comprehensive guidance for a school mobile phone policy that any school can quickly implement. The DfE suggests mobile phone lockers to keep schools phone-free. There are other options of course:
- An outright ban on phones on the school premises.
- Handing in phones to teaching staff on arrival.
- Students should be allowed to keep their phones on the condition that they are switched off and never used or seen.
There are implications for all these, from staff admin to student security. Lockers for mobile storage will solve pretty much all the potential problems. The only drawback we can see is the initial cost and the space needed. Luckily, it’s a one-off cost, and with education leasing from Classroom365, you can spread payments over 5 years with a bulk purchase.
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Mark Friend, BSc (Hons), is a Company Director at Classroom365 and has worked in technology for nearly 30 years. His IT career started with Rothschild Bank in Sydney, Australia, before working as a Global VPN Project Manager for the British Council. Mark has 20 years of experience in the UK education sector, helping schools integrate the latest tech into their curriculum and ICT vision.