School Safety with Lockdown Alerts and Incident Communication

Cosafe helps schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) across the UK implement their emergency action plans, delivering alarms and messages to any device, providing information to staff, coordinating responses and ensuring Martyn’s Law Compliance.

Cosafe lockdown alert system being used in a school
Education South West

“As a group of schools, we had no effective way to alert all staff to a lockdown quickly without potentially putting someone at risk. Cosafe has solved that problem by enabling any member of staff to instantly alert colleagues from wherever they are, while also giving senior leaders the tools to coordinate incidents and communicate effectively.

The Cosafe team have been fantastic throughout, and we would highly recommend the platform to any organisation looking to strengthen its lockdown and emergency communications.”

Tom Dring, IT Director | Education South West

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Prepare Your School

Stay Ready for Changing Safety Requirements

Prepare Your School for
Benedict’s Law

From September 2026, schools in England need stronger allergy safety measures. Cosafe helps staff alert the right people and coordinate a medical emergency response when every second counts.

The Four Allergy Safety Requirements

Allergy Policy

Set a clear policy to prevent and respond to allergic reactions.

Staff Training

Train all staff to recognise anaphylaxis and respond in an emergency.

Spare AAIs

Keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors on site for life-threatening emergencies.

Healthcare Plans

Maintain individual healthcare plans for pupils with diagnosed allergies.

Prepare Your School for
Martyn's Law

Martyn’s Law mandates actionable plans for four critical responses. Replace your paper policies with a one-touch school incident alert system that staff can actually use when seconds count.

The Four Public Protection Procedures for School Safety

Evacuation

Safely and swiftly move staff and students away from school threats.

Invacuation

Direct your school to move internally to secure, pre-defined safe zones.

Lockdown

Secure your entire school site immediately to protect against  risks.

Communication

Broadcast real-time crisis updates to the right people, exactly when it matters.

Manage Any Type of School Incident

School incidents are never one-size-fits-all. UK schools face a wide spectrum of threats, including severe weather, medical emergencies, intruders and even violent or intimidating pupil behaviour. Because emergencies present themselves in so many unpredictable ways, relying on disjointed or outdated alerting or communication methods is no longer a viable safety strategy. A more structured and efficient approach is required.

When a emergency strikes, many schools still reach for walkie-talkies, desk phones, tannoy systems or staff WhatsApp groups. But these everyday tools often fall short of an incident alert when seconds count.

How Cosafe Works

See how the Cosafe incident management platform helps schools meet safety guidance and regulations and keeps students and staff safe.

Get Started Your Way

Alarms First. Or the Full Toolkit.

Some schools begin with a single panic button. Others roll out checklists, documents and messaging from day one. Cosafe scales to whichever you need right now.

Alert and Respond Package

For teams that need to raise the alarm fast, communicate securely and access critical safeguarding procedures in the first minutes of an incident.

Alarms

Customised alarms, for specific emergencies or everyday school incidents.

Groups

Direct alarms to specific groups (e.g. SLT, All Staff or Estates).

Messages

Reliable and secure school messaging between staff and SLT.

Documents

Access to critical procedures and school safety documents, available even when offline.

Panic Button

Silently and instantly broadcasts a high-priority alert to a designated person or team.

Lone Worker

Proactive safety functionality designed for employees who are working alone.

Command Package

For larger organisations that need more control, larger-scale communication and real-time operational oversight during major incidents.

You receive all the benefits included in the Alert and Respond package, along with these additional features:

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School Safety Is More Than Raising the Alarm

Effective school safety requires more than a fast alert. Cosafe combines emergency communication, staff safety, incident management, checklists and critical documents into one connected platform—helping schools prepare, respond and recover with confidence.

Student Incident Alerts for Higher Education and Large Estates

When a critical incident occurs on or near your campus, you need to notify thousands of people instantly. CoAlert is a one-way push communication feature designed to rapidly deliver emergency alarms and important messages to mobile devices using the standard Cosafe App.

Using simplified join codes, CoAlert ensures everyone from students to external contract staff receive the right critical information at the right time, without the added complexity of outdated, unreliable and expensive SMS solutions.

Lone Worker Safety for School Staff

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, schools have a strict duty of care to manage the risks associated with staff working alone, whether they are on campus out-of-hours or conducting offsite visits. Cosafe’s integrated lone worker feature provides robust safeguarding for both teaching and operational staff directly through their existing mobile devices.

Eliminating the need for expensive, single-use physical panic alarms. By combining real-time GPS tracking, scheduled check-ins, and instant emergency escalation into the right team, Cosafe ensures that isolated staff are never truly alone.

Mobile Safeguarding with Cosafe Panic Button

Elevate UK school safety and meet strict safeguarding requirements with Cosafe Panic Button. Offering continuous staff protection anywhere—from isolated classrooms to offsite trips and outings or wraparound provision.

In a crisis, a staff member can trigger a discreet safety alarm that bypasses the receiving device’s silent mode, instantly transmitting their precise GPS location to your school’s SLT or designated crisis management team. This allows for a rapid, coordinated response without escalating a volatile situation with audible sirens.

Built For Multi-Academy Trusts

Unified Multi-Academy Trust Communication

Equip every staff member with a powerful tool right in their pocket. Instantly trigger lockdowns, manage checklists, and communicate with specific groups. Cosafe eliminates the friction of separate school systems by automatically sharing incidents to the right teams.

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Staff member raises an alert

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First responders are notified immediately

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The Incident Team is engaged automatically

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Trust leaders gain real-time visibility

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Crisis Management coordinates when required

01 — NORMAL OPERATION
All schools operating normally
Schools remain connected to the MAT central team through Cosafe.
MAT CENTRAL TEAM
Crisis Management
SLT Teams
School A
School B
School C
All systems operational
Alert transmitted to Crisis Management
Invacuation instructions transmitted
Broadcast in progress All schools receiving alert
All schools acknowledged System status: All operational

One Trust. One Connected Response.

Cosafe gives Multi-Academy Trusts a consistent approach to critical communication across every school. Whether an incident affects one site or the entire trust, the right people can be alerted, informed and coordinated through one secure platform.

Not sure which package is right for you?

Our team can help you find the best fit for your school.

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