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Pupil Protect vs Checkie
Checkie is a low-cost cloud sign-in system for schools and businesses, with a single central record module. Visitors in Pupil Protect is built around safeguarding, and works from the same records as your DSL team.
The main differences are price, the safeguarding steps at the kiosk, and what sits behind the sign-in.
Last checked against published information. Sources
Side by side
| What you need | Pupil Protect | Checkie |
|---|---|---|
| Who signs in | Visitors, contractors, supply staff, volunteers, governors, inspectors and other professionals, and adults collecting a pupil. Pre-registered visitors type the 6-character code from their email. Coming soon: staff and pupil sign-in, QR codes, PIN, ID cards, ID scanning and document upload. | Staff, visitors and contractors, by QR code or RFID card, with visitor photos and printed badges. |
| Safeguarding briefing | Visitors read your safeguarding message and see who your DSL is before their badge prints. | Not stated publicly. |
| Watch list | Your DSL, deputy DSL or head adds people who mustn't be admitted or collect a named pupil, and sign-ins are also checked against pupils' "no contact" contacts. On a match, no badge prints and the visitor is asked to take a seat. Reception sees what to do, and the DSL, deputy DSL and head are alerted. | Not stated publicly. |
| Fire roll call | On your phone at the assembly point, shared live with everyone who has it open. It opens on the people not yet seen, and the missing count is logged when you finish. | Fire reports with check-in at the assembly point, and lockdown alerts. |
| Single central record | In Staff, with safer recruitment, training records and concerns about adults. | Vetting checks, expiry reminders, automatic DBS re-checks and evidence attachments, with an audit trail. |
| MIS | Arbor, Bromcom, SIMS, iSAMS, ScholarPack, Facility CMIS, Double First Engage, RM Integris, Progresso, Pupil Asset, SchoolBase, PASS and SchoolPod. Synced four times a school day and overnight. | Arbor, Bromcom, SIMS, Wonde and Ed-Fi are named. |
| Where data is kept | UK data centres. | Its FAQ says London and Microsoft Azure UK data centres. Its privacy policy says the EU. |
| Certification | None yet. We're working towards certification. | Cyber Essentials, with the certificate published. |
| Price | Published on our pricing page, per school per year, excluding VAT. One price includes Visitors and every other Pupil Protect product. | Published. £229 a year for a licence covering up to 4 devices, before hardware. VAT not stated. A 30-day free trial. |
“Not stated publicly” means we couldn’t find it on Checkie’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 Checkie may suit you better
No system is right for every school. These are fair reasons to choose Checkie.
- You want a low published price and a free trial without giving payment details.
- You only want sign-in and a single central record, without a safeguarding records system.
Moving from Checkie
We bring your records across and your DSL checks them before anything goes live.
Can we keep our visitor history?
Checkie says you can download your data at any time, as CSV. Coming soon: importing visitor history into Pupil Protect.
What hardware do we need?
Any tablet with a web browser, paired with a 6-digit code. Badges print through the browser to any printer the tablet can print to. Run the browser in kiosk mode with silent printing switched on to skip the print dialog.
Sources
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