Resources
Practical guidance. Find best practices, troubleshooting help and the ethical principles that shape how Trellis works.


16 July 2026
How Trellis protects pupil data
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.

Andy
How Trellis protects pupil data

7 July 2026
270 Fields and Counting: Finding the Essence in Scotland's Varied Child’s Plans
Across 19 Child's Plans templates, we found a total of 270 different fields. Our analysis this variation to its essence.

Jasmine
270 Fields and Counting: Finding the Essence in Scotland's Varied Child’s Plans

15 June 2026
Teacher Survey results
Teacher survey confirms average saving of 57 minutes per meeting and significantly better quality meetings.

Andy
Teacher Survey results

26 May 2026
Response to the SEND White Paper: reducing the admin burden
Learnings from Scotland for the Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper.

Andy
Response to the SEND White Paper: reducing the admin burden

8 May 2026
Getting started with your Trellis account
This article is for people who have already been approved by their employer to have access to Trellis. If you want to speak to us about getting Trellis for your school, email andy@trellis.scot.

Angela
Getting started with your Trellis account

28 April 2026
Best practices for communicating about Trellis
Most families are happy for schools to use Trellis in meetings with them. But we’d like to share some learnings from our pilot around what helps people feel comfortable.

Angela
Best practices for communicating about Trellis

28 April 2026
Can’t start Trellis? Check these 4 things first
First things first: talk to us! Call 0141 459 1348 or email support@trellis.scot. But here’s some common issues that can be really quick to address:

Andy
Can’t start Trellis? Check these 4 things first

28 April 2026
4 tips to capture the learner's authentic views
When we’ve spoken to young people about the Child’s Planning process, they’ve told us that they wanted to be involved as much as possible. The generated documents have a section for “Views of the learner” or similar - this article explains how to make sure that genuinely reflects their thoughts and feelings.

Angela
4 tips to capture the learner's authentic views

28 April 2026
Top 7 things to watch out for in Trellis AI-generated documents
As the user of Trellis, you are responsible for making sure the finished Child’s Plan and meeting minutes are accurate and appropriate. There is no substitute for your expertise, and we want to encourage you to apply that to reviewing these documents.

Angela
Top 7 things to watch out for in Trellis AI-generated documents
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