Insights

Notes from the inclusion room.

Notes on SEND practice, AI in inclusion, and the work of building tools that respect professional judgment.

30 May 2026

AI and SEND Support Plans: What the DfE's New Guidance Actually Means for SENDCos

By Chris Pressdee-Rudd

The DfE has confirmed teachers and SENDCos can use AI to draft support plans, staff guides, and parent communications. Here's what the guidance does — and does not — actually mean in practice.

31 May 2026

The question every SENDCo should be able to answer — and the one OMNIA will help make sure they do.

By Chris Pressdee-Rudd

OMNIA's Specialist Support Prompts reads your documented provision data and prompts your team when a pupil's pattern suggests specialist external involvement could help. No diagnosis. No screening. Just the right question at the right time.

1 June 2026

How long does it actually take to write a SEND plan? The SENDCo time audit.

By Chris Pressdee-Rudd

Writing a DLP, ILP, or BSP from scratch takes most SENDCos between 45 and 90 minutes per plan. Multiply that by a typical caseload and the numbers become uncomfortable. Here is what AI-assisted drafting actually changes — and what it does not.