Supporting device-free schools, colleges and universities
Comms-Tek provides mobile phone and wireless detection solutions that help schools, colleges and universities verify compliance with phone policies, support phone pouch and locker schemes, protect examination integrity and identify hidden device use when concerns arise.
Whether you’re introducing a new phone policy, operating a phone pouch scheme, managing phone lockers or conducting examinations, our solutions help staff maintain confidence and control.
The challenge
Many schools, colleges and universities now operate phone-free policies, phone pouch schemes or phone locker systems.
While these approaches can be highly effective, they often rely on student compliance. Without a practical way to verify that policies are being followed, staff may have little visibility of hidden phone use within classrooms and other supervised environments.
Regular compliance checks can act as a powerful deterrent. In many cases, the knowledge that checks may take place is enough to significantly improve compliance with phone-free policies.
Phone-free learning environments
Many schools introduce phone policies, phone pouches or locker systems to reduce distractions and improve behaviour, but these measures only work when students follow them.
Without a practical way to verify compliance, staff may have little visibility of hidden phone use within classrooms and other supervised environments.
Insight™ provides a simple, low-effort way to carry out compliance checks, investigate concerns and reinforce expectations. Routine checks help staff identify hidden phone use, verify that existing measures are working and discourage students from attempting to bypass established policies.
Supporting schools
- Verify phone policies, pouch schemes and locker programmes
- Carry out routine compliance checks
- Respond to reports of hidden phone use
- Reinforce expectations through visible compliance checks
- Improve adherence to phone-free policies
Examination security
Examinations present a different challenge.
Mobile phones, smartwatches, earbuds and other connected devices create opportunities for unauthorised communication, access to online information and the removal of examination content from the assessment environment.
Ranger™ helps schools, colleges and universities screen candidates for unauthorised devices, monitor wireless activity during assessments and investigate detections when concerns arise.
By supporting candidate screening, ongoing monitoring and targeted investigations, Ranger helps educational institutions strengthen existing examination procedures and protect assessment integrity.
- Supporting examination teams...
- Screen candidates before examinations
- Monitor examination halls for wireless activity
- Detect smartphones, smartwatches and earbuds
- Investigate suspicious detections
- Protect examination integrity and assessment content
Support staff
- Reinforce phone-free policies
- Carry out routine compliance checks
- Respond to suspected device use
- Investigate policy breaches
- Screen candidates before examinations
- Support examination security
Create better learning environments
- Reduce classroom distractions
- Improve student engagement
- Encourage policy compliance
- Support phone-free learning environments
- Protect examination integrity
Choosing the right solution
Insight™ for phone policy compliance
Insight helps schools verify compliance with phone policies by detecting mobile phone signals in classrooms and other supervised environments. Regular checks help discourage hidden phone use and improve adherence to existing policies.
Ideal for
- Schools and classroom environments
- Enforcing phone policies
- Improving the focus of learning environments
- Conducting examination security checks
Key capabilities
- Detects cellular devices within classroom and education settings
- Simple and easy-to-use controls
- Audible, visual and vibration alerts.
- Small and lightweight design
- Rechargable battery
Ranger™ for examination security
Ranger helps educational institutions protect examination integrity by detecting cellular, Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth devices. It supports candidate screening, examination monitoring and the investigation of detected wireless activity.
Ideal for
- Examination entry screening
- Monitoring during examinations
- Detecting phones, smartwatches and connected devices
- Supporting invigilators during investigations
Key capabilities
- Simultaneous cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth detection
- Screen, monitor and investigate using a single device
- Long-range cellular monitoring with close-range Wi-Fi and Bluetooth detection
- User-configurable operating modes
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Want to find out more?
Whether you’re introducing routine phone checks or strengthening existing security procedures, our team can help you identify the right solution for your environment.
Why choose Comms-Tek?
Every education provider has different operational requirements.
Whether you’re looking for a compact detector for routine phone checks or a complete solution for screening and monitoring examinations, Comms-Tek offers purpose-built wireless detection technology to support your policies and procedures.
Our team will work with you to understand your environment and recommend the most appropriate solution for your organisation.