Guide to: School Lockers
Primary School
The use of lockers in primary schools is growing rapidly for a number of reasons:
1. Staff can keep equipment and supplies safely stored out of children’s reach
2. Pupils have a safe place to keep their belongings – in favour over the traditional drawer systems
3. Members of staff can also safely secure their belongings without the worry of them getting into the wrong hands
4. Laptops and tablets are now used more than ever in education and having somewhere safe and secure to store them is essential
By giving pupils their own lockers it teaches them to take responsibility for their own stuff and also gives teachers peace of mind that belongings wont get muddled up between pupils.
Here are our top suggestions for lockers in Primary Schools:
1. ‘School Lockers’
From £72.00
These lockers have been designed for use by smaller people and have a height of 1370mm (approx. 4 and a half foot). They have three compartments ideal for multi-users and storage of back packs, sports kits and more.
Standard door colour options include dark blue, green, yellow, grey, maroon, pastel blue and red. Want these lockers to match your school colours? No problem! They are also available for customisation and can be created in bespoke colour configurations.
2. ‘Cube Lockers’
From £31.24
Here at Direct2U we offer a wide range of cube lockers from Armour to Probe. Cube lockers are ideal for use with smaller and younger children thanks to their nifty little sizes. These lockers can be stacked and configured to suit individual needs. Sizes include 305mm, 380mm and 460mm.
3. ‘Plastic Lockers’
From £79.00
Plastic lockers are particularly popular with schools due to their ability to be stored outdoors. This frees up valuable indoor space and makes use of outdoor space. These lockers are also easy to maintain and can simply be hosed down for cleaning. They are ideal for storing all sorts of equipment including outdoor sports equipment and more. Our range of plastic lockers are all fun and cool looking adding a modern twist to any playground!
4. ‘LapCabby Lockers’
From £641.00
Don’t be put off by the price tags of these lockers – they’re worth it! With the fast growing increase of laptops and tablets being used in schools, these lockers provide the ultimate safe and secure place to store them. Lockers may be slightly the wrong term for them as they are mobile, more like trolleys. They also come with in built charging ports so that goods stored inside can be safely charged over night or when not in use.
Secondary School
When pupils reach secondary school their whole school schedule is flipped upside down. They go from spending every day in the same couple of class rooms in primary school to having to navigate a large school complex several times a day. Due to the increase in classes and classrooms students have to carry many books and bags around with them on a daily basis. This is why having lockers is essential to save them time and back ache. By having somewhere safe to store their books and kits when not in use, students can save themselves a lot of messing around and unnecessary pain.
Secondary School Lockers suggestions:
1. ‘Economy Lockers’
From £48.00
This is our most popular range of lockers for the simple reason that it is the cheapest. We know that many schools (and businesses) work to a tight budget so we offer this range to fit in with that. These are you standard metal lockers – 1800mm high with a choice of 1, 2, 4 or 6 doors in either blue or light grey. They feature a cam lock (key lock) as standard but can also have a swivel lock (for use with padlock) at no extra cost. They are also on a free 10 day delivery meaning these lockers are an all round good choice.
2. ‘Probe ActiveCoat Lockers’
From £51.00
Probe lockers always sell like hot cakes and why? Because they’re Probe. Probe are renowned for their lasting quality and high grade finishes. What makes this range ideal for schools is that a) they’re low in price and b) they have ActiveCoat technology which stops the spreading of germs and reduces germs by 99%. This is essential in high traffic areas such as schools, hospitals and more.
This range also offers three width and depth options and are available in 1 – 6 compartments. Fitted with camlocks (key locks) as standard but like with all our lockers, padlock option is available for no extra cost.
3. ‘Express Delivery Lockers’
From £54.47
We offer a range of standard metal lockers with next day delivery or 5 day delivery. For schools and other applications that need good quality lockers fast then this range is perfect. Two sizing options grey or blue doors and a choice of 1, 2, 4 or 6 compartments you can’t go wrong with this locker.
Higher Education
For education facilities such as colleges and universities the standard of learning, building and expectations are a lot higher. For students paying to go to university they expect to feel like their fees are worth paying. This can be done via the facilities at the university and how modern and expensive they look.
Like with other educational facilities, lockers are vital for storing students and staffs belongings. Particularly with colleges and universities where campus’ can be large and students there for a prolonged period of time, having somewhere safe to store items is useful.
For higher education facilities we suggest our slightly higher range lockers:
1. ‘Probe Autumn Lockers’
From £74.20
This range of Probe lockers are unique due to their white and black frame options. Most lockers are a standard light grey with a standard set of door colours. But not the autumn range, oh no, this range is available in blue, green, orange, yellow and purple. The autumn lockers also feature Probes famous anti-bacterial technology ActiveCoat to help protect users against the spreading of germs.
2. ‘Executive Lockers’
From £186.00
These lockers are ultimate quality and foil wrapped door fascias for that luxury finish. The body of the locker is steel which provides maximum strength and durability. Another luxurious feature of these lockers is the soft close hinges. They come predrilled for nesting allowing you to create your own unique combination and have a range of matching end panels to finish off that executive look.
3. ‘Personal Effects Lockers’
From £205.00
Colleges and universities are full of young adults and their beloved mobile phones and tablets. Our range of personal effects lockers provide super secure place to keep such small belongings, both electronic and non-electronic. Particularly popular for storing wallets, purses, mobile phones, mp3 players and more. Available in a range of colours, these lockers are ideal for providing safe storage to a large number of users at once.
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That’s our guide to shopping for school lockers! We hope you found this useful. Please note we do offer no obligation free site surveys where we will visit you premesis and assess which lockers we’d recommend for you. If you have any questions please do not hesistate to call or live chat with us.