The learner’s words get lost
What a learner said helps is summarised, re-worded or forgotten by the time it reaches the people who teach them.
Learner support software for England FE colleges and apprenticeship providersA clearer path for every learner.
Inclusion Studio is learner support software that helps inclusion leads, tutors and employers record what a learner says helps, agree support with them, deliver it and check whether it worked, all in one place.
Pre-pilot. We are working with a small number of providers first. A school edition will follow after its own validation.
Free and sourced. Practical help for anyone supporting learners in FE and apprenticeships.
The problem
Support gets lost between conversations, spreadsheets and inboxes
Most providers agree adjustments with care. The hard part is everything after: making sure support reaches the session, the workplace and the exam room, and finding out whether it helped.
Plans are written, then filed
A support plan is only useful if it is delivered. Missed support often goes unnoticed until a learner falls behind or leaves.
Evidence is hard to assemble
When funding, inspection or a learner asks what happened, the answer is spread across documents, emails and memories.
The support journey
From understanding to real change
Four steps, with the learner’s own voice at the centre of every one.
- Step 1
Understand
Hear what helps, in the learner’s words, before anything is decided about them.
- Step 2
Agree
Turn it into a plan the learner, tutor and inclusion lead have all seen. Disagreement is recorded, not hidden.
- Step 3
Deliver
Staff record what happened, including missed sessions and how support recovers.
- Step 4
Review
Ask the learner whether it helped, then keep, change or stop the support.
The instructions help. I need more time to ask questions.Learner voice, fictional example from the prototype
Inclusion Studio keeps that sentence attached to the plan, the sessions where support is delivered and the review that asks whether it worked. Nobody should have to re-tell their story to get the right help.
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Everything the journey needs, nothing it does not
Each capability is labelled honestly on its page: in the prototype today, in development for the pilot, or planned.
In the prototype
Learner voice
Record what helps in the learner’s own words before anything is decided about them. The quote travels with the plan, every session and every review.
In the prototype
Support plans
Learner support plan software that records what was agreed with the learner, what was disputed, who owns each action and when the plan will be reviewed.
In development
Delivery tracking
Support delivery tracking software lets staff record delivered and missed support against each agreed action, so reviews rest on evidence, not memory.
In development
Missed support recovery
How Inclusion Studio will record missed support, the reason and the recovery step, so a gap becomes a visible, fixable event and not a hidden failure.
In the prototype
Support reviews
Support plan review software that brings learner feedback, delivery records and a clear keep, change or stop decision into one short, human conversation.
In development
Evidence export
Learning support evidence software that produces a controlled, reviewable export of agreed, delivered and reviewed support for audit or inspection preparation.
In development
Permissions and roles
How Inclusion Studio will enforce who can see and do what by organisation, relationship and field on the server, so hiding a button is never the safeguard.
In development
Employer collaboration
Employer adjustments software for apprentices: employers deliver agreed workplace adjustments and see only what they need, never the learner's full history.
In the prototype
AI drafts
AI for learner support plans in Inclusion Studio: optional help with support plan writing, clearly labelled, reviewed by a person and never used to decide.
Who it is for
The right view for each person, and no more
Everyone sees what they need for their part. Access is checked on our servers by organisation, relationship and field.
Inclusion leads and ALS managers
Additional learning support (ALS) management software for inclusion leads: triage requests, agree plans, track delivery, review support and export evidence.
Tutors and assessors
Learner support software for tutors and assessors: see the adjustments for your learners, record delivered and missed support, and know what stays private.
Learners and apprentices
What learners and apprentices see in Inclusion Studio: their own support plan, a chance to say what helps, to disagree, and to give feedback on support.
Apprenticeship employers
What employers of apprentices see in Inclusion Studio: only workplace adjustments and their own actions, never the learner's full support history.
Built first for FE colleges and apprenticeship providers. See all settings.
Trust and privacy
Built to handle sensitive information with care
What we can say today, plainly. Inclusion Studio is pre-pilot and uses synthetic data only while we complete our checks.
UK primary database
The main application database is hosted in London. Some supporting services may process data elsewhere, and we will document each one before any real learner data is used.
Permissions enforced on the server
Access is checked for every request, by organisation, relationship and field. Hiding a button is never the safeguard.
Private document storage
Uploaded documents will be held in private storage and released only to people who are authorised to see them.
AI is optional and human-reviewed
The full journey works without AI. Where a draft is offered, a person reviews it before anything is saved, and it never makes decisions about support.
We have not yet completed independent certification or provider assessments, and we do not make compliance claims we cannot evidence. Visit the trust centre.
Free resources
Practical help, whether or not you use Inclusion Studio
Sourced guides, printable templates and free tools for people who support learners in further education and apprenticeships.
Reasonable adjustments for students in further education colleges
What reasonable adjustments are, who must make them in FE colleges and training providers, and how to agree, deliver, record and review them with learners.
EHC plans post-16
How EHC plans work in FE colleges and post-16 providers, from being named in section I to delivering section F, funding, apprenticeships and plans up to age 25.
Reasonable adjustments for apprentices
Who must make reasonable adjustments for disabled apprentices, provider, employer or assessment organisation, with examples, funding and a step-by-step process.
High needs funding in further education
How high needs funding works for FE colleges in 2026 to 2027, including the £6,000 element 2 place funding, top-up funding, lagged places and who counts.
Learner voice in further education
How to hear what helps a learner in their own words, record it faithfully and use it to shape support in FE colleges and apprenticeship providers.
Ofsted inspection, SEND and learner support in further education and skills
What Ofsted's renewed FE and skills toolkit says about SEND, inclusion and learners with high needs, and how to show your learner support works.
Frequently asked questions
What is Inclusion Studio?
Inclusion Studio is learner support software for England further education colleges and apprenticeship providers. It helps staff hear what a learner says helps, agree support with them, record whether it was delivered and review whether it worked.
Who is Inclusion Studio for?
Inclusion leads and learning support managers, tutors and assessors, learners themselves and apprenticeship employers. Each person sees only what they need for their part, and access is checked on the server.
Is Inclusion Studio available now?
Not yet. Inclusion Studio is pre-pilot. A clickable prototype with fictional learners exists and the pilot application is being built with synthetic data. We are inviting England FE colleges and apprenticeship providers to help shape the pilot.
Does Inclusion Studio use AI?
AI is optional. The whole support journey works without it. Where a draft is offered, it is labelled, a person reviews it before anything is saved, and AI never makes decisions about a learner’s support.
Where is learner data stored?
The primary application database is hosted in London. Some supporting services may process data elsewhere, and each one will be documented and assessed before any real learner data is used. We do not describe the service as UK-only.
Can apprenticeship employers see a learner’s full support history?
No. Employer contacts see only the adjustments that matter in the workplace and their own actions. They never see a learner’s full history.
Help shape the pilot
We are working with a small number of England FE colleges and apprenticeship providers first. Tell us about your learner support and we will be in touch.