Trust & compliance
Everything a school leader, business manager or data protection officer needs to know about who we are, how we handle data, and the standards we hold ourselves to.
Status key: Live in place now In progress underway Planned on our roadmap
Built by a practising SENCo
The SENDNest for Schools was created by Alanna Anderson, drawing on eighteen years of SEND experience across mainstream and specialist settings:- National Award for SEN Co-ordination (NASENCO), 2013
- Qualified teacher with QTS (Biology, 11 to 18), since 2007
- IPSEA Level 3 SEND law training, 2025
- Current Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) safeguarding training
Data protection & security
Our whole design principle is to hold as little as possible.
✓No pupil records, by design Live
Staff make general, non-identifying professional selections. A pupil’s name is added only on your own screen at the point a document is exported, and never reaches us. There are no pupil records here to lose, share or hand back.
Staff make general, non-identifying professional selections. A pupil’s name is added only on your own screen at the point a document is exported, and never reaches us. There are no pupil records here to lose, share or hand back.
✓Data stored in the United Kingdom Live
Our database is hosted in London (Amazon Web Services, eu-west-2), with isolation between schools, encryption in transit and at rest, and minimised logging.
Our database is hosted in London (Amazon Web Services, eu-west-2), with isolation between schools, encryption in transit and at rest, and minimised logging.
✓Full data protection documentation Live
Privacy Notice, Data Processing Agreement, and a platform Data Protection Impact Assessment completed to the standard the law expects of a mandatory one, with incident-response and complaints procedures. Available for your DPO to review.
Privacy Notice, Data Processing Agreement, and a platform Data Protection Impact Assessment completed to the standard the law expects of a mandatory one, with incident-response and complaints procedures. Available for your DPO to review.
✓Breaches notified to schools without undue delay Live
A clear breach procedure, and a data protection complaint route acknowledged within 30 days.
A clear breach procedure, and a data protection complaint route acknowledged within 30 days.
✓ICO registration In progress
Completed as part of onboarding, before any pilot school goes live.
Completed as part of onboarding, before any pilot school goes live.
✓Cyber Essentials Planned
We are working towards the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials certification.
We are working towards the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials certification.
Accreditation & quality
Independent standards and expert review.
✓CPD Group provider accreditation Live
Approved Provider with The CPD Group (provider #791009). Our entry on the public register.
Approved Provider with The CPD Group (provider #791009). Our entry on the public register.
✓Annual course content review Live
Every course is reviewed at least annually for accuracy and currency, with statutory content authored and verified, not machine-generated.
Every course is reviewed at least annually for accuracy and currency, with statutory content authored and verified, not machine-generated.
✓Independent expert review Planned
Experienced SEND practitioners are being invited to review our content and lend their names.
Experienced SEND practitioners are being invited to review our content and lend their names.
How we support your statutory duties
Our training and tools are built around what schools are accountable for.
Whole-staff training and the drafting tools map directly to the graduated approach and the documents schools are expected to produce, supporting (not replacing) your responsibilities under:
SEND Code of Practice 2015Children and Families Act 2014Equality Act 2010Keeping Children Safe in EducationOfsted Education Inspection FrameworkWhole-school SEND principle
Accessibility
A SEND product should be usable by everyone.
✓WCAG 2.1 AA commitment Live
We maintain an accessibility statement and design to WCAG 2.1 AA, with an independent audit planned.
We maintain an accessibility statement and design to WCAG 2.1 AA, with an independent audit planned.
Our policies
Available on request.
Complaints · Appeals · Safeguarding · Equal Opportunities · Reasonable Adjustments · Malpractice · Data Protection · Responsible Marketing · Course Content Review
Company details
| Registered name | The SENDNest for Schools Ltd |
| Company number | 17428150 (registered in England and Wales) |
| Registered address | 61 Bridge Street, Kington HR5 3DJ |
| General enquiries | hello@sendnestforschools.co.uk |
| Data protection | privacy@sendnestforschools.co.uk |