AV & IT for Schools: AV that survives a school day.
Interactive whiteboards, classroom projectors, hall AV and reception/corridor digital signage, specified for daily classroom use, installed around your term dates, and backed by education-sector purchase order terms.
What matters in this sector
- Classroom-ready hardware built for daily, all-day use, not office-grade kit rebadged for education
- Installation scheduled around school holidays and INSET days to avoid disrupting teaching
- Digital signage for reception, corridors and dining halls, achievement boards, safeguarding and emergency messaging, event information
- Purchase orders accepted, with pricing structured for school and local authority procurement cycles
Where to start
Interactive Classrooms
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AV & IT for Schools: Answered Plainly
Do you offer education pricing for schools?
Yes, purchase orders are accepted from schools and local authorities, and classroom rollouts are priced per room with volume discounts for whole-department or whole-school orders.
Can you install during term time?
We can, but most schools prefer installation scheduled around holidays or INSET days, we’ll plan around your calendar.
What’s the difference between a smartboard and an interactive panel?
In practice the terms are used interchangeably for interactive touchscreen displays used in classrooms; the key differences between models are touch technology, brightness and EDLA certification, which we’ll talk through for your budget.
Certification matters more here than most sectors
Interactive panels for classrooms aren’t all built to the same standard, and the difference matters more in a school than almost anywhere else, daily use by children, all day, every term. EDLA certification (Enterprise Device Licensing Agreement) is Google’s licensing programme for the Android systems built into many panels, giving schools already using Google Workspace for Education genuine Play Store access, native sign in for Classroom and Drive, and ongoing security updates rather than an unlicensed Android build; we cover what it means and why it’s worth checking for in our guide, What Does EDLA Certified Actually Mean for a School Interactive Panel?
Safeguarding is built into how we scope signage for schools too, emergency messaging override across reception, corridor and dining hall screens is standard practice, not an add-on, and content management is handed to your own admin staff at handover so you’re never waiting on us for a routine update.
What is EDLA certification and does it matter for our classrooms?
It’s Google’s Enterprise Device Licensing Agreement, confirming a panel’s built in Android system is officially licensed for genuine Google Play Store access, Google Workspace for Education integration and ongoing security updates, rather than running Android without that licensing. See our guide on what EDLA certification actually covers.
Can emergency messaging be pushed to all school screens at once?
Yes, emergency messaging override across reception, corridor and dining hall signage is configured and tested with school staff as standard, so a single message can reach every screen when it’s needed.
Have a schools project in mind?
Tell us what you’re trying to fix and we’ll tell you honestly what’s realistic.
Can interactive panels be managed centrally by IT staff across the whole school?
Yes. Panels can be enrolled into a mobile device management platform, letting IT staff push software updates, manage settings and monitor devices centrally rather than managing each classroom’s panel individually.
Is training provided for teaching staff, or just the installation itself?
Training is included as standard as part of handover, covering day to day use of the equipment and its software rather than just how to switch it on, so staff aren’t left to work it out themselves after we’ve gone.
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