School
Electrical

School premises with constant high public-occupancy and significant safeguarding obligations are typically inspected annually for the fixed wiring, with a full BS 7671 18th edition Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) at least every 5 years. Many local authorities and academy trusts now require an annual visual inspection plus a 5-yearly full EICR as a minimum, and most school insurers require evidence of a recent satisfactory EICR before renewal. We carry out the periodic inspection as a phased programme — typically over school holidays so it doesn't disrupt teaching.

For a school the fire risk assessment normally specifies a BS 5839-1 Category L1 system — the highest life-safety grade — covering all parts of the building including circulation spaces, classrooms, plant rooms and storage. Boarding schools (sleeping risk) absolutely require L1. Some smaller primaries with no sleeping risk may be assessed at L2 or L3 by the fire risk assessor; we work to whatever the assessor specifies. We design, install and commission to BS 5839-1, and run the 6-monthly maintenance schedule to keep the cert current.

Yes — annual PAT testing of portable appliances is a recurring scope for schools. ICT suites (laptops, monitors, projectors), classroom equipment (kettles, microwaves in staff rooms, lamination kit), DT workshop tools, science lab equipment, kitchen catering plant, exam-hall PA systems all require periodic in-service inspection per the IET Code of Practice. We carry out the testing during a holiday window, label every item, log everything, and provide a CSV / PDF asset register the school can hand to insurers and ESFA.

Yes — classroom IT and Wi-Fi infrastructure is a standard scope. Cat6 or Cat6A structured cabling to every classroom data point, comms cabinet build with patch panels, switches, PoE injectors, ceiling-mounted Wi-Fi access points sized to coverage and density, dedicated containment routes that don't share with mains. Coordinated with the school's MIS / IT provider on switch and network configuration. Tested and certified, with a port-by-port labelled patching schedule handed to the IT lead.

All work on school sites during occupied hours is supervised and signed-in to the school's safeguarding policy. We hold an enhanced DBS, work to the school's visitor and contractor protocols (lanyard ID, signed-in/out, escort where required), and avoid lone working in classrooms with pupils present. The bulk of disruptive work — fire alarm installs, EICR phases, classroom rewires — runs during half terms, Easter, summer holidays. School business managers we've worked with appreciate scope-of-work documents up front so the safeguarding lead can plan.

Yes — schools increasingly need CCTV at the perimeter and main entrance, plus electronic access control on principal doors (proximity card or fob). We install IP CCTV with on-site NVR storage (no cloud-only solutions), integrated with the access control so door-forced events trigger camera bookmarking. ICO-aware — signage, retention policy, lawful-basis documentation supplied. Coordinated with the IT provider so the systems sit on the right network segment with the right firewall rules. See the dedicated CCTV page for full detail.