Martyn's Law software for schools
Prepare your school for Martyn's Law, step by step
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 is law, and its duties are expected to start in spring 2027. SchoolProof shows you what to do, drafts your procedures from your own site details, and keeps the record to show it, with visitor sign-in and a staff training record included.
- Free check, no account needed
- 30-day trial, no card details
- Built with a serving primary headteacher
- Data held in the UK
What the Act asks of your school
Most schools are in scope: the Act covers premises where 200 or more people may be present at the same time, counting pupils, staff and visitors. For a school it comes down to three things.
Procedures that fit your site
Evacuation, invacuation (sometimes called "shelter" in local authority plans), lockdown and communication, written for your own buildings, entrances and pupils.
Staff who know them
Every member of staff knows the procedures and their own part in them, and new staff are briefed when they start.
A record you can show
You may be asked to show your preparations. The DfE recommends writing procedures down, and says it can be hard to show compliance without them.
No equipment to buy and no paid training required. What the Act means for a primary school.
How SchoolProof gets you there
The five steps every school goes through, with SchoolProof doing most of the writing and the record-keeping.
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Readiness check
25 plain-English questions. In about ten minutes you have a score, a rating for each area and a gap list. Free, and once you start your trial the answers carry into the full audit.
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Procedures documented
Drafts written from your site details, rooms and named roles, or upload the procedures you already have.
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Staff briefed
Send each procedure to staff and see who has read which version, and who still needs to.
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Drill recorded
Run a drill or a tabletop exercise room by room, and turn what went wrong into actions.
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Evidence pack
Procedures, sign-offs, drills and review dates in one PDF, for governors or if you are asked.
Visitor sign-in and staff training, included
Two records every school keeps, whatever its size, in the same place as your Martyn's Law evidence and at no extra cost.
Visitor and staff sign-in
- Visitors sign in and out on the office tablet, or by scanning the poster at the door with their own phone.
- Staff tap in and out, so the office can see who is on site right now.
- In an evacuation, one tap starts the roll call, and it is recorded as a drill.
- The DfE expects schools to have a reliable way to record how many people are on site at any time, and this gives you one.
Staff training record
- Every member of staff's training in one place: safeguarding, first aid, fire warden and more.
- Certificates attached to each record, expiry dates tracked, and a reminder before anything expires.
- A course several staff attended is recorded once, with the cost shared between them.
- A summary for governors: what was attended, what it cost, its impact and its links to the School Development Plan.
Everything else in one subscription
One login for the whole school, and every new module included at no extra cost.
Readiness audit, every year
A site-specific audit with a governor report and a prioritised action plan, kept current by your own records.
Procedures, kept current
Every version kept, governor approval recorded, and a reminder when a review is due.
Staff sign-off
Who has read each version, and who still needs to, at a glance.
Drills and roll call
Guided drills with a sheet for each room, and a reminder when a procedure has not been practised for a year.
Staff card and grab bag pack
A one-page staff card and a printed incident response pack, built from your own signals and roles.
One-click evidence pack
What a governor, trust or inspector may ask to see, in a single PDF.
Not sure you have 200 people on site?
Every school needs a visitor book and a training record, whatever its size. SchoolProof's sign-in and staff training record work for any school, and if a nativity, sports day or open evening brings 200 people on site, the Martyn's Law tools are already there.
Already using the free templates?
Good: the DfE and many local authorities publish templates, and they are a sound start. A template is a document. SchoolProof makes it fit your site, gets it read by every member of staff, practised and reviewed on time, and keeps the record. Upload what you have, or start from drafts written from your own details.
Built with a serving headteacher
SchoolProof is built by Alacria Limited with a serving primary headteacher, who uses it in her own school. Every screen is written for headteachers and school business managers, not security experts. Your data is held in the UK, and each school's data is kept to that school.
Simple pricing
One subscription per school, everything included, from £295 a year plus VAT at the founding price. Every school starts with a free 30-day trial of everything, with no card details, and we invoice your school like any other supplier.
Questions schools ask
When do we need to be ready for Martyn's Law?
The Act became law in April 2025 and its duties are expected to start in spring 2027. The Home Office published its statutory guidance in April 2026, so what schools need to do is already clear. Schools that start now will have a year of records by the time the duties begin.
Do we have to buy equipment or pay for training?
No. The Act asks for procedures that fit your site, staff who know them, and being able to show your preparations. There is no requirement to buy equipment or pay for training.
Can we try SchoolProof before we pay?
Yes. The readiness check is free and needs no account, and every school gets a free 30-day trial of everything with no card details. If you subscribe, we invoice your school like any other supplier.
See where your school stands in ten minutes
The free readiness check gives you a score, a rating for each area and a gap list you can share with governors.
Start the free readiness checkSchoolProof supports your compliance work; responsibility for compliance remains with your school's responsible person. Guidance, not legal advice.