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Pupil Protect vs OnlineSCR
OnlineSCR is a single central record system for schools and trusts, with DBS and other checks ordered from inside it. Staff in Pupil Protect covers the single central record along with safer recruitment, training and concerns about adults.
The main difference is how much of safer recruitment each covers beyond the record itself.
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| What you need | Pupil Protect | OnlineSCR |
|---|---|---|
| Single central record | Kept as you go, with the date of every check and who did it. Changing a completed check needs a reason. Missing checks and DBS renewals due are shown above the record, with a filter for issues only. | An online single central record, with daily or weekly reminder emails. You can import your existing record. |
| Ordering checks | Coming soon, through a registered DBS umbrella body. £68 plus VAT for an enhanced DBS, including the DBS fee. Until then, checks are recorded in Staff once done. [Date] | Order DBS, prohibition, section 128, QTS and DBS update service checks, with results filled in automatically. |
| Safer recruitment | A checklist for each starter showing what's missing, awaited and done, and a list of starters who can't start until clear. Coming soon: a risk assessment the head records if someone starts before every check is back. | Not stated publicly. |
| Training | Child protection policy, KCSIE, code of conduct and the annual update each year, and Prevent and DSL training every 2 years, tracked for each person. One click emails everyone what they still need, and reading Keeping children safe in education is recorded. | Not stated publicly. |
| Concerns about adults | Low-level concerns, self-reports and allegations, kept apart from pupil records. Only roles you allow, by default the head and DSL, can open them, and a concern about the head goes to the DSL. Outcomes use the KCSIE definitions. | Not stated publicly. |
| Inspection | Print the single central record or save it as a PDF for inspection, with DBS numbers shown in part only. Coming soon: an export for a date range. | Export in Ofsted or ISI format. |
| Trusts | Staff who work in more than one school sign in once, and Insight shows single central record compliance for every school. | Records can be transferred between schools in a trust. |
| 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. | Through Groupcall. Arbor, Bromcom, iSAMS, Engage, Advanced and PupilAsset are named. |
| Where data is kept | UK data centres. | Not stated publicly. |
| Certification | None yet. We're working towards certification. | States it is ISO 27001 certified. |
| Price | Published on our pricing page, per school per year, excluding VAT. One price includes Staff and every other Pupil Protect product. | Not published. DBS management has a small annual fee. |
“Not stated publicly” means we couldn’t find it on OnlineSCR’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 OnlineSCR may suit you better
No system is right for every school. These are fair reasons to choose OnlineSCR.
- You want to order DBS and other checks from your single central record today.
- You only want a single central record, without a safeguarding records system.
- You want exports already laid out in Ofsted or ISI format.
Moving from OnlineSCR
We bring your records across and your DSL checks them before anything goes live.
Can we bring our single central record across?
Coming soon: importing your record, with the date of each check and who did it. Until then, export it from OnlineSCR and keep it alongside.
Do we have to retype everyone?
Staff accounts come from your MIS. Coming soon: importing the checks themselves, for staff, supply, volunteers, governors and contractors, from your export.
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