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Supporting Local Authorities to include SEN learners whilst having evidence, impact and accountability.

February 2026 - SEND reform is entering a new phase.

The Education Secretary has been clear that local authorities will play a central role in building a more inclusive mainstream system — working alongside schools, families, health and social care. Investment is being made. Accountability will increase. Parental confidence must be rebuilt.

But inclusion at scale cannot rely on policy alone.

It requires infrastructure.

Bloom exists to help local authorities deliver, evidence and showcase inclusive practice across their schools — with clarity, consistency and transparency.

A Cost-Avoidance Approach to Inclusion

Bloom is not an additional cost layer. It is preventative inclusion infrastructure designed to reduce the long-term financial pressures facing local authorities.

Escalating SEND spend, independent placements, alternative provision, transport costs and tribunal cases are rarely caused by a single moment — they are the result of needs being identified too late, provision being mismatched, or progress not being clearly evidenced.

Bloom addresses these pressures upstream.

By improving real-time visibility of learner engagement, aligning provision to support plans, and generating clear evidence of impact, Bloom enables earlier, data-informed decisions. Authorities can see what is working, adjust provision before breakdown occurs, and maintain stronger oversight across mainstream and alternative pathways.

Even preventing a small number of permanent exclusions, independent placements or legal disputes can offset a significant proportion of the annual licence cost.

Bloom strengthens inclusive practice within mainstream settings, improves AP matching accuracy, and reduces the operational and financial burden that arises when support is reactive rather than preventative.

This is not additional spend.

It is smarter infrastructure.

The Challenge Facing Local Authorities

Across the country, LAs are being asked to:

  • Improve early identification and intervention
  • Strengthen mainstream inclusion
  • Reduce reliance on independent specialist placements
  • Rebuild trust with families
  • Ensure funding leads to measurable outcomes
  • Demonstrate impact under increasing accountability

At the same time, teams are navigating:

  • Fragmented data across multiple systems
  • EHCPs, SEN Support plans and health advice held in silos
  • Inconsistent visibility across schools
  • High administrative burden
  • Parental dissatisfaction driven by lack of clarity

Inclusion cannot thrive in fragmentation.

Local authorities need a shared, live view of provision and impact — not more spreadsheets, emails or disconnected reports.

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How Bloom Supports Local Authorities

Bloom provides a structured, joined-up platform that connects schools and local authorities around the child.

1. A Shared View of Provision

Bloom aligns:

  • EHCP outcomes
  • SEN Support plans
  • Individual support strategies
  • Attendance and engagement data
  • Wellbeing insight
  • Academic progress

This creates one coherent picture of what is being delivered, where, and with what impact.

For LAs, this means visibility across settings — without adding reporting burden to schools.

2. Stronger Relationships with Schools

Reform calls for collaboration between:

  • Local authorities
  • Mainstream schools
  • Trusts
  • Health and social care

Bloom acts as connective infrastructure.

Instead of reactive casework and fragmented communication, LAs and schools can work from shared evidence and aligned plans.

This shifts the relationship from compliance-driven to partnership-driven.

3. Early Identification and Targeted Support

The move toward earlier support requires real-time insight.

Bloom enables:

  • Early flags around attendance and engagement
  • Structured recording of interventions
  • Clear tracking of progress against outcomes
  • Visibility of patterns across cohorts and schools

This helps local authorities move from crisis management to proactive inclusion.

4. Accountability with Clarity

With significant investment flowing into mainstream schools, local authorities will need to demonstrate that funding leads to impact.

Bloom supports this by:

  • Evidencing provision against outcomes
  • Tracking adjustments and their effectiveness
  • Providing consistent reporting across schools
  • Reducing reliance on paperwork-heavy processes

Accountability becomes manageable because the data is structured and live.

5. Rebuilding Parental Confidence

Parents want transparency.
They want to know what support is in place.
They want to see progress.

Bloom helps create:

  • Clear documentation of provision
  • Visible alignment between plans and action
  • Evidence-informed conversations

When information is shared and structured, conflict reduces and trust grows.

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What schools get from Bloom

Bloom gives schools clarity, control and confidence when supporting pupils who don’t thrive in a one-size-fits-all classroom.

Instead of relying on fragmented information, Bloom brings together learning, engagement and wellbeing in one shared view — so staff can see what’s really happening for a child, whatever setting they’re learning in.

Schools using Bloom can:

See the whole child

  • View academic progress alongside wellbeing, engagement and attendance.
  • Understand why a pupil is struggling or succeeding, not just whether they are.

Make better decisions, sooner

  • Spot patterns early — what triggers anxiety, what supports regulation, what helps learning stick.
  • Adjust provision before issues escalate into prolonged absence or disengagement.

Evidence impact with confidence

  • Track and evidence progress over time, including small but meaningful steps.
  • Support EHCP reviews, reintegration plans, inspections and funding conversations with clear, joined-up data.

Keep responsibility where it belongs

  • Pupils remain on roll.
  • Schools stay actively involved in planning, delivery and oversight of provision, even when learning happens beyond the classroom.

Reduce pressure on staff

  • One shared platform for teachers, SENCOs, TAs and leaders.
  • Less duplication, fewer spreadsheets, clearer communication across teams.

Support flexible pathways

  • Ideal for pupils in: SEND and SEMH provision Part-time timetables Alternative or blended provision Reintegration following absence or school refusal

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