Journaling platform to amplify “student voice” and boost inclusion, mental health, academic outcomes, safeguarding and independence.
Includmi is a wellbeing journaling solution for young people, enabling them to express their own voice, not through staff, so they develop the confidence and ability to get the right education, health and care support at the right time for their specific needs and desired outcomes.
Students control what is completed; developing their independence and giving them the responsibility to record their views and to have their say. “Nothing about me without me.”
Includmi helps Heads, SENCOs, DSLs, MHLs and inclusion staff
Meet safeguarding and legal responsibilities
Duty of care - enhance and evidence your mental health support offer.
Inspection readiness - document your wellbeing initiatives and the impact they are having, ready for Ofsted, CQC or ISI inspection.
Support student mental health
Growing mental health needs - provide accessible, daily support.
Early intervention - flag issues before they escalate, reducing crisis situations and the burden on pastoral staff.
Equity of access - digital platform ensures all students have access to resources.
Enhance academic outcomes
Wellbeing and performance are linked - happier, more balanced students tend to have better concentration, attendance, and academic results.
Better classroom behaviour - supporting emotional regulation helps reduce disruptions and supports a more effective learning environment.
Promote positive school culture
Proactive wellbeing culture - Includmi embeds emotional literacy and self-care into the daily rhythm of school life.
Student empowerment - includmi encourages self-reflection and ownership of personal wellbeing.
Data driven insights
Real-time wellbeing tracking - schools get trend data to identify broader issues across student groups or time periods.
Informed interventions - includmi helps tailor programmes or allocate support staff more effectively
Staff wellbeing and retention
Save time on admin.
Reduce stress by building better relationships with students and with their families
Better student behaviour leads to less staff burnout and turnover
Cost effectiveness
Scalable support - includmi provides support to hundreds or thousands of students for less than the cost of hiring additional staff
Secure additional funding - to meet students needs.
Supplement, not replace - includmi complements counsellors and support staff, extending their reach and capacity
Student voice at the heart of inspection success
Whist includmi’s amplified student voice will strengthen each of the four areas in the Ofsted education inspection framework, it will be particularly relevant to “leadership and management” where inspectors will evaluate the extent to which leaders “actively seek and listen to the views and experiences of learners, staff and parents, taking prompt but proportionate action to address any concerns, where needed”
Education inspection framework, 2023
Pupil voice is a key part of the ISI inspection framework which “places the responsibility of the school’s leadership and management and governance to actively promote the wellbeing of pupils” and “promotes the active seeking of pupils’ views”.
ISI's inspection framework, 2024
Ofsted and CQC Inspectors will be able to draw on includmi’s student voice information to “evaluate the impact of the local area partnership’s arrangements on the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND.”
Area SEND inspections: framework and handbook, 2025
“Includmi technology facilitates early, responsive, and inclusive support that helps reduce the demand and cost associated with specialist education, health, and care services. By identifying needs early and empowering families, professionals, and young people with tailored guidance and resources, Includmi prevents issues from escalating and promotes more sustainable, equitable outcomes.”
Ella Batchelor, Project Manager, Local area SEND, Derby City Council
Includmi incorporates a range of coping strategies to help young people handle anxiety, stress, and other strong emotions - e.g. zones of regulation, cognitive behaviour theory, manifesting, gratitude journalling.
“Derby is using the new app includmi as part of their short breaks framework…enabled them to place the young persons voice at the centre…provides crucial insights...”
Includmi strengthens young person-centred practice by:
giving all young people the same opportunity to access and participate in all parts of school and any alternative provision and extra curricular activities
including the young person, their family and support team in decision making
reflecting and seeking feedback from all involved.
making the ‘young person's voice' and preferences a priority
adjusting and tailoring activities towards the young person's unique needs
planning and designing all aspects of the curriculum to meet the individual needs and abilities of each young person
Ensure young voices and opinions are heard by the authorities and acted on
The problem
1-in-4 young adults and 1-in-5 children and young people have a probable mental health disorder, up from 1-in-9 in 2017. Increasing need for support from children with SEND has seen costs for councils soar and budget deficits forecast to reach £5 billion by 2025/26.
Some mainstream schools are struggling to meet need. Attendance is a concern and too many pupils, especially those with additional needs, are being excluded, with lower attainment rates and higher costs.
Too many young people aren’t able to make a positive contribution. Reducing the number not in education, employment or training (NEET) to the same levels as the Netherlands could generate £69 billion in GDP, such is the enormity of the problem.
Referrals to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), have risen by 53% since 2019. Average waiting times to receive care is over 6 times the 4-week target, with some waiting 2 years.
The solution
Includmi enables students to express their voice, not through staff, so they get the right support at the right time for their specific needs and desired outcomes.
and provides real time, longitudinal reporting and service impact insights by young people with additional needs
that builds a picture of what’s working as well as what still needs to be improved
helping practitioners get it right early on, re-engage young people, improve outcomes, and avoid unnecessary costs
Information security
Data security
National Cyber Security Centre CHECK Pen tested. Supports ICS Health and Care Partnership duty to collaborate.
Higher level of protection
Conforms to special education needs and disability code of practice
Crown Commercial Services approved supplier
Clinical security
NHS DCB0129 & DCB0160 clinical risk and local transformation plan compliant.