Save teaching time. Strengthen safeguarding. Simplify school operations.
One system for the whole school
Synel brings student registration, access control, visitor management and cashless services into one connected system. Electronic registration saves valuable teaching time each lesson, while real-time dashboards give staff instant visibility of attendance across the school.
Access and visitor management support safeguarding and KCSIE requirements, with accurate fire and evacuation rolls generated automatically. One card or biometric covers registration, doors and daily services, reducing administration and friction across the school day for every stakeholder.
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Synel for Safer, Smarter School Management
Synel is a web-based suite of modular solutions for managing student interactions with school life. Electronic registration saves 5-10 minutes teaching time per lesson. Access control and visitor management support KCSIE safeguarding requirements. Cashless catering removes free school meal stigma.
Students use one card or biometric for registration, door access, library, printing and meals. Data syncs automatically with your MIS. Real-time dashboards show attendance across the school. Fire rolls generate instantly.
Education Solutions
Safeguarding, registration and visitor management for schools.
Attendance Monitoring
Live attendance dashboards and alerts that help schools act the same day, not later.
Student Registration
Self-service lesson registration that saves teaching time and improves attendance accuracy.
MIS Integration
Automatic MIS integration that keeps student data and attendance in sync without CSVs.
More Education Features
School Access Control
Control school access and know who is on site at all times for safeguarding and Ofsted.
School Visitor Management
Digital visitor sign-in with photo badges, fire roll inclusion, and Ofsted-ready records.
Safeguarding
Real-time safeguarding that shows who is on site and controls who can enter.
KCSIE Compliance
Evidence-ready systems that demonstrate KCSIE compliance during Ofsted inspection.
Cashless Catering
Cashless school payments that remove FSM stigma and speed up queues.
MIS Integration
Automatic MIS integration that keeps student data and attendance in sync without CSVs.
Tier 4 Visa Compliance
Automated Tier 4 engagement monitoring with audit-ready evidence for UKVI.
Clocking Systems
Flexible clocking systems that match your environment and keep attendance data reliable.
Service & Support You Can Rely On
When access control, time & attendance or safeguarding systems fail, it's rarely a software issue alone. It's the gap between design, installation and support. Synel removes that gap by owning the whole job, end to end.
In-House UK Engineering
Installations are carried out by Synel's own UK-based engineers, not subcontractors. That means consistent quality, clear accountability and people on site who understand how the hardware connects to the platform behind it.
End-to-End Responsibility
Synel designs, installs, commissions and supports every system we deploy. There's no handover between vendors and no blame shifting between hardware and software. One supplier, one standard, one point of contact.
Built for Real Sites
We handle the full on-site infrastructure, from cabling and door hardware to barriers, gates, turnstiles and biometric readers. Our engineers work in live environments every day and design systems that work in the real world, not just on paper.
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““Synel are an outstanding company to work with. The installation team were excellent throughout the project: hard-working, straightforward to deal with, and quick to understand our requirements. We have ended up with a great solution that we plan to expand upon as our needs develop.”
Joe Matthews
IT Systems Manager, City of London School
See how City of London School transformed their operations with Synel.
Education FAQs
Common questions about education answered.
What MIS systems does Synel integrate with for schools?
Synel integrates with major Management Information Systems including SIMS, iSAMS, Schoolbase, Tribal, EBS and Compass.
It also connects with cashless payment providers such as ParentPay, WisePay, Tucasi and Squid for a fully integrated school management solution.
Do schools need parental consent for biometrics?
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 requires schools to obtain written consent from at least one parent before processing a child's biometric data. Either parent can object, and schools must provide an alternative such as a card or PIN. For this reason, many primary and secondary schools use RFID cards rather than biometrics. Sixth forms and colleges with older students often use biometrics as students can consent themselves at 18.
What is KCSIE and how does access control help?
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is statutory guidance for schools in England.
Access control supports KCSIE compliance by ensuring only vetted individuals can access school premises. It maintains visitor logs with photo ID and provides audit trails demonstrating safeguarding procedures are followed.
This evidence is essential for Ofsted inspections.
How does school fire roll work with electronic registration?
When the fire alarm sounds, the system generates an instant roll call from registration data. Fire marshals access this via mobile app, seeing everyone currently on site: students, staff, visitors and contractors. This is more accurate than paper class registers which may be minutes or hours out of date. Marshals can mark people as accounted for on their phones. A central dashboard shows who is still missing.
How does school lockdown work with access control?
In a threat scenario, access control can trigger lockdown from a central point or panic button. Perimeter doors lock to prevent entry. Depending on the threat, internal doors can remain operational for invacuation to safe zones, or lock down completely to isolate areas. Staff receive alerts via mobile app with instructions. The system knows who is in each zone, helping coordinate the response. This capability is increasingly required under Martyn's Law for larger campuses.
See Synel in action at your school
Book a demo to see how Synel can save teaching time, improve safeguarding and simplify school administration.