Jamf School provides us with a range of features including, but not limited to:

• Locking students into an app

• Allowing Students to only access / deny certain sites and apps of our choosing (for example disabling Snapchat and Facebook)

• Restrictions on the device settings (for example disabling the ability for students to use iMessage, FaceTime, Siri voice commands)

• App Distribution (cloud-based)

• Clear passcode (in case a student forgets the passcode)

Between 8:15 and 16:15pm on school days during term time only, your child’s device will ‘switch’ screens and our school’s settings and configurations will become visible.

The device will only be able to access the apps the school has enabled for learning. The screen will ‘switch’ back to the previous settings / layout / app configuration after 16:15pm.

Jamf is currently used in a large number of Schools. Jamf is an exclusive Apple management program and is the gold standard in helping schools maximise the learning potential of the iPad. 

This tool gives our teachers and IT staff the ability to ensure students and teachers have the apps they need, while safeguarding students from distractions and ensuring their privacy. For example, Jamf allows us to disallow access to certain apps or webpages that are primarily used for gaming or streaming services.

No. Jamf do not collect or store any personal information. The iPads are managed purely through their serial numbers only, meaning we are only able to identify a student’s iPad by a list of serial numbers we keep. 

This serial number is collected when the device is first enrolled to Jamf. We cannot access any data on your child’s device, including messages, photos, social media profiles.

If your child is sick for more than one day, you can contact the school and we can disable Jamf working on your child’s device until they return.

If you are going on a family holiday during the school term you can contact the school with the dates, and we can disable Jamf working on your child’s device until they return.

After 16:15pm weekdays, on weekends, on public holidays and during school holiday periods Jamf will not work on the device.

When your child leaves the school, the iPad will be released from the system and Jamf will no longer work on your device. After your child exits King’s Prep. School, supervision is removed.

If you purchased your child's device privately, it should have been handed into the school for enrolment. If this was not done, your child's device will not be supervised or restricted by the school, it will also mean that your child's device will not have the necessary apps required by teachers for lessons. 

To check if your child's device is enrolled in Jamf, open Settings and look for a note just above the Apple ID on the left hand side menu that reads:

This iPad is supervised and managed by King's Rochester.

If present your child's device is enrolled, if not, please prepare the device and hand into the school for enrollment. 

New iPad

• No preparation required. Please do not set up the iPad.

Recycled iPad

• If you are reusing a siblings iPad whose device is already enrolled with the school, you do not need to follow the steps below. Please hand the iPad into the school, and complete the device receipt form with your child's details (the student who will now use the device).

• If you are repurposing an old iPad please ensure you do the following before handing the device into the school:

  • Back up the iPad*

  • Log out of and family sharing

  • Remove parental controls 

  • Disable screen time restrictions

  • Log out of Apple ID

  • Turn off passcode

• • Ensure device is charged

*Please note that the iPad will be wiped and reset to factory setting during enrolment. Although a backup can be taken this cannot be restored onto the enrolled device. The backup can only be transferred to another non-school managed device.

Once prepared

• Hand device into the school for enrolment

• Complete a Device Receipt Form

• We will be in touch regarding collection

  • Depending on the time of year, you may be invited to a device distribution day (start of academic year) or the device will be handed to your child at school. 

  • Device enrolment may take up to a week during busy periods i.e. the start of term.

  • If enrolment takes place during term time a loan device will be provided for your child to use.