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Introduction of the new, statutory Individual Support Plans under the SEND reforms aim to bring welcome clarity and consistency. But unless implementation is carefully designed, ISPs could create a paperwork ripple effect - can AI help?

The Department for Education's new Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) is designed to help mainstream schools strengthen inclusive practice and improve support for pupils with SEND.

We know that writing up SEND meeting minutes and support plans can feel like a full time job on its own - as well as making it harder for you to be fully present with learners and their families.

Imagine you’re trying to put a nail in a wall. Someone offers you a hammer. You ask, ‘why not just use a paperweight?’. You could use a paperweight. You will probably get the job done. But a hammer is easier, quicker and safer to use. That’s because a hammer and a paperweight are tools for different purposes.

Following the success of our initial pilot across seven local authorities, we are announcing a major contract extension with CivTech and the Scottish Government. Running from August 2026 to June 2027, this extension will support readiness for implementation at scale across Scotland's publicly funded schools.

Trellis records sensitive conversations about children. We protect the recording, the transcript and the paperwork that follows to the standard a local authority or MAT expects of its own internal systems.

Across 19 Child's Plans templates, we found a total of 270 different fields. Our analysis reduces this variation to its essence.

Teacher survey confirms average saving of 57 minutes per meeting and significantly better quality meetings.

Learnings from Scotland for the Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper.