Our attitudes towards school security have changed.

Over the past few years there have been an increasing number of threats, tragedies and incidents that have sparked rapidly increasing pressure for schools to do better.

Parents need to know that their children are safe when they’re at school, and because of the global shift towards technology, connectivity and information, parents today have a new set of expectations.

Just like tracking packages ordered from Amazon, parents need to know that their students are safe when they're travelling on-and-off campus. They want to stay updated with what is happening, not to be left in the dark. They want to participate in the safety of their kids, not to feel helpless. They want to feel confident in their schools emergency preparedness, not scared.

The way we account for students is broken.

We live in a world where information drives what we do. However, the basic information required to account for our student's safety is not easily available for schools. It’s fragmented in several different systems, easily lost, outdated, and prone to human error.

For example, your school might use paper forms to track leave permissions, spreadsheets to manage field trips and a different system to take attendance. Then if a student isn’t accounted for in class, you have to check with security to see if they have signed-out, hunt through emails and filing cabinets, and follow up with parents to find out where they are.

Manual and Static

Fragmented Data

Lack of Visibility

These systems worked well in a pre-internet world, but are not fit not for the hyper-connected world of today. When data is spread across several systems, it creates doubt in the accuracy of information and makes it difficult to find what you need. This slows down communication and creates a gap in trust/understanding between staff, students and parents.

The result? Bad experiences for parents, tarnishing your schools brand and reputation; Inconsistent record keeping, making it difficult to comply with inspections and possible legal action; Unavailable location data in an emergency, slowing down response teams; Slow and inaccurate data collection, preventing early risk identification.

We need a new framework for student accountability.

What we’ve realised is that schools really need a single source of truth to account for their students, and this requires a new way of thinking. Rather than trying to find a new all-in-one solution to replace everything, schools should be focusing on finding new ways to combine, and organise their existing data in one place.

Just imagine, having all your systems feed into a single place. Giving you a single source of data that's easy to search, share and analyse, so you can close the gap and drive your security strategy with confidence.

That’s where Orah comes in. Orah is providing schools with a brand new framework to connect your existing systems together and combine it with additional workflows to track the flow of students, providing you with a single source of truth for your student accountability.

Empowering safer schools with data.

Having all your data in one place opens up new possibilities to monitor security incidents in real-time, identify risks early, automate administrative actions, and gain valuable insights to strengthen your schools safety capabilities.

At Orah, we believe that every parent deserves the peace of mind that their children are safe. Join us on our mission to create safer learning environments through the power of data.