AI for SEND admin
Co-designed with educators
Be fully present in meetings
Stay engaged in the room and contributing instead of typing notes.
Get consistency across your team
Produce clear, structured reports every time, no matter who is writing them.
Spend less time on admin
Turn a two-hour write-up into just 15 minutes of reviewing and improving.
Keep your data secure
All data is encrypted and protected, and never used to train external AI models.
What teachers say
"It allows me more time to do other parts of my job"
"Anybody I speak to about Trellis is asking when can I get it"
"Other schools are jealous - they are all keen to get Trellis"
"It has at least halved the time it takes"
"I can just think about the child which is amazing"
"The accuracy of the information and summary is amazing"
Why you can trust Trellis
We’ve delivered similar projects for leading charities
Built on well-established architecture, hosted in the UK
Overseen by the Scottish Learning Directorate
Mentored by the ico Innovation Hub. In progress: ISO27001
Now working with six councils
FAQs
Trellis is a digital tool that helps teachers draft minutes and plans related to Special Education Needs. With permission from everyone in the room, Trellis records the meeting. It then helps create the plans and minutes that comes after, often saving hours per meeting.
The security of your data is a huge priority for us. Trellis has ISO27001 and CyberEssentials accreditations. All our data is stored on Microsoft Azure, in the UK South region. We’ve been mentored by the Information Commissioner Office and had regular reviews with a senior architect at Scottish Government Learning Directorate.
To get more technical:
- Trellis operates on a "zero-trust" model. This means your data is tucked away in a private virtual network that has no direct connection to the public internet. Access is only possible through a secure Web Application Firewall (WAF) that monitors and blocks malicious traffic.
- Trellis ensures data from different schools or Local Authorities never mixes. We use Row-Level Security (RLS) in our database and separate storage "silos" so that users can only ever see the information relevant to their specific organisation.
- Your data is encrypted while it’s moving (in transit) and while it’s stored (at rest). Even our internal services talk to each other using encrypted channels.
It means that while Trellis does the heavy lifting of drafting, the teacher is always the decision-maker. We view AI as a "talented intern": it is excellent at organising notes and creating first drafts, but it lacks your professional intuition and lived knowledge of the child.We have designed Trellis so that no document is ever "final" until a human reviews, edits, and approves it. This principle is baked into our software interface, our training modules, and our ethics, ensuring that technology supports your expertise, but never replaces your voice.
Don’t be mistaken: we are not just "another AI slop company" churning out generic summaries. We know that in Special Education Needs, a vague document is a useless document - and potentially dangerous, too. That’s why Trellis is built on domain-specific expertise. Our quality is overseen by a former SEND administrator who ensures our AI understands the nuances of education. By combining expert-led tuning with your final "Human-in-Command" review, we ensure every draft is precise, professional, and truly fit for purpose.
See how Trellis fits your workflow
Start getting your time back. Fill out this form and we’ll get back to you within 2 days.
Email: hello@trellis.scot
Phone: 0141 459 1348
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