How transfers work
All transfers are managed through your establishments directory — an address book of schools and settings you send records to or receive them from.Send Transfer
When a student is leaving your school, send their safeguarding records to the receiving school’s establishment in your directory.
Request Transfer
When a new student arrives, request their safeguarding records from the previous school’s establishment in your directory.
Establishments
Establishments are the schools and settings you transfer records to and from — nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, pupil referral units (PRUs), and other educational settings. You manage your establishment directory in Settings > Transfers > Establishments. When adding a new establishment, you can search for a school to prepopulate the name and lock the email domain. This ensures the notification goes to the right domain while letting you choose the specific contact. You can also enter details entirely manually. Building your establishment directory makes future transfers faster, as you select a destination from your saved list rather than setting one up each time.Selective sharing
You decide exactly what to include in every transfer. Signal does not send everything by default — you choose which incidents, documents, and context to share with the receiving school. This gives you full control over what information leaves your school, ensuring you share what is necessary while protecting sensitive details that may not be relevant.Review and approval
Every transfer goes through review steps before records are sent. The sending school reviews exactly what is included, and the receiving school reviews what has arrived before accepting the records into their system. This ensures both sides are confident that the right information has been shared.Learn more
Creating a Transfer
Step-by-step guide to preparing and sending a student’s records.
Managing Transfers
Receive incoming transfers, track outgoing ones, and manage your establishments.