Progress is often hard to evidence
Confidence, communication, self-advocacy and social participation are vital outcomes, but they are not always captured well by standard attendance or behaviour systems.
Ember Pathway Dashboard
The dashboard for evidencing real-world confidence, participation and progress
The Ember Pathway Dashboard helps schools, AP providers and SEND organisations plan, deliver and evidence structured confidence-building sessions for young people who need more than attendance tracking.
Built for activity-led, SEND-friendly and Alternative Provision settings, the dashboard is designed to help professionals capture what really matters: confidence, communication, regulation, social participation, self-advocacy and real-world readiness.
- Designed for SEND and AP settings
- Built around safeguarding and evidence
- Tracks participation, not just attendance
- Enquiry-only launch version
The challenge
Attendance alone does not tell the full story
In SEND and Alternative Provision settings, meaningful progress is often seen in small but important steps. A young person may enter a new venue with less support, ask for help, tolerate a transition, recover after frustration, join a peer activity or contribute to a group for the first time. These moments matter, but they are often difficult to capture, evidence and communicate consistently.
Off-site and activity-led sessions need structure
AP enrichment, SEND-friendly activity sessions and community-based provision need clear planning, risk awareness, suitability checks and outcome evidence.
Professionals are already time-poor
Facilitators, SENCOs and AP teams need simple tools that reduce admin while improving the quality of records, reviews and reports.
The solution
A specialist dashboard for confidence-building and participation evidence
The Ember Pathway Dashboard is designed to help providers manage the full journey from referral to review. It brings together learner needs, session planning, safeguarding evidence, participation tracking, outcome observations and professional reporting in one place.
Most systems show whether a young person attended. The Ember Pathway Dashboard is designed to show whether they are becoming more able to participate.
The Ember Pathway
Referral
Preparation
Session Delivery
Observation
Outcomes
Review
Next Steps
Who it helps
Designed for the people supporting SEND and AP learners
Alternative Provision Providers
Plan structured activity-led provision, capture session evidence and produce professional progress reports.
SEND Schools
Support enrichment, confidence-building, off-site visits and small-group interventions with clearer evidence.
SENCOs and Inclusion Leads
Track individual goals, participation, communication, regulation and real-world readiness.
Youth and Community Providers
Show the impact of inclusive sessions through structured notes, outcomes and review summaries.
Therapists and Specialist Partners
Support collaborative provision while keeping professional roles, notes and evidence clearly separated.
Commissioners and LA-Linked Services
View structured impact evidence across provision, cohorts and learner outcomes when appropriate.
Core approach
Built around real-world readiness
The dashboard is built around a clear belief: many SEND and AP learners need structured opportunities to practise confidence in real-world settings. That means progress should be captured through practical participation, not just academic output or attendance.
Framework
Real-World Readiness Framework
- Enters a new environment with appropriate support
- Identifies a safe adult or support option
- Asks for help or clarification
- Uses a break or regulation strategy
- Tolerates waiting, challenge or transition
- Joins a peer or group activity
- Handles losing, change or frustration
- Communicates a preference or need
- Contributes to a shared task
- Transfers confidence into a new context
The framework is designed to support professional judgement, not replace it.
Features
Feature areas planned for the dashboard
The initial public site showcases the product vision. Full dashboard functionality will be developed in later phases based on provider feedback and pilot demand.
Learner Profile and Suitability
Capture the essential context needed to plan safe, appropriate and personalised sessions.
- Learner profiles
- Referral and suitability workflow
- Consent and permissions tracker
- Support needs summary
- Communication preferences
- Sensory and accessibility notes
- Known triggers and support strategies
- Risk and suitability flags
Session Planning and Delivery
Help facilitators deliver structured, purposeful sessions rather than informal activity time.
- Session planner
- Activity templates
- Staff briefing notes
- Equipment checklist
- Sensory setup
- Transition plan
- Break options
- Session objectives
Attendance and Participation
Track whether the learner attended, how they participated and what level of support was needed.
- Attendance register
- Partial attendance tracking
- Refusal-to-attend notes
- Participation level tracking
- Supported engagement indicators
- Activity completion
- Peer interaction notes
- Session engagement trends
Outcomes and Progress
Evidence meaningful progress in the areas that often matter most for SEND and AP learners.
- Confidence tracking
- Communication observations
- Social interaction outcomes
- Regulation and recovery
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Self-advocacy
- Resilience
- Real-world readiness
Safeguarding and Evidence
Support safer, clearer and more accountable provision with structured records and visibility controls.
- Incident log
- Safeguarding concern record
- Restricted note visibility
- Audit trail
- Staff action tracking
- Risk review prompts
- Document uploads
- Review history
Reporting and Review
Turn structured observations into clear, professional reports for schools, providers and families.
- Session summary reports
- 4-week pilot reports
- Parent/carer-friendly summaries
- School review reports
- AP provider evidence reports
- Outcome heatmaps
- Progress snapshots
- Next-step recommendations
Product vision
Forward-looking features for future phases
The long-term vision is to build a platform that connects preparation, practice, real-world participation and professional evidence.
Confidence Passport
Learner-facing milestones such as asking for help, joining a group, handling change or completing a team challenge.
Scenario Rehearsal Library
Structured practice scenarios for arrival, asking for help, joining activities, taking turns, public speaking and managing frustration.
Social Story & Preparation Pack Generator
Personalised “what to expect” guides, venue previews and support cards to help young people prepare before sessions.
AI-Assisted Session Notes
Future support for drafting professional notes from facilitator observations, always reviewed and approved by staff.
Confidence Ladder Builder
Create graded steps from preparation to supported visit, small-group activity, independent contribution and wider participation.
Venue Digital Twin
A visual preparation tool showing entrances, rooms, quiet spaces, toilets, staff points and session flow.
VR and AR Scenario Integration
Future integration with immersive practice scenarios for public confidence, asking for help, interviews, group work and real-world participation.
Commissioner Impact View
Anonymised impact reporting for organisations managing multiple learners, providers or community-based interventions.
Advanced features will be developed carefully with safeguarding, consent, accessibility and professional oversight at the centre.
The pathway
From referral to review
- 01
Referral and Suitability
Capture learner context, support needs, intended outcomes and suitability information.
- 02
Preparation
Generate visit plans, visual supports, social stories and confidence goals.
- 03
Session Planning
Plan structured sessions with activities, outcomes, risks, staff roles and support strategies.
- 04
Delivery and Observation
Capture attendance, participation, engagement, communication, regulation and positive moments.
- 05
Progress Tracking
Track confidence, social interaction, self-advocacy, resilience and real-world readiness over time.
- 06
Reports and Next Steps
Generate professional reports that help schools, providers and families understand progress and plan next steps.
Outcomes
Outcome domains that reflect meaningful progress
The dashboard is designed to help professionals capture the kind of progress that often matters in SEND and AP settings but can be difficult to evidence.
Attendance and Engagement
Arrives, stays, returns after breaks and participates at an appropriate level.
Confidence
Tries new activities, enters unfamiliar spaces and contributes with growing independence.
Communication
Asks for help, expresses preferences, uses support strategies and communicates needs.
Social Interaction
Takes turns, joins group tasks, shares equipment and responds to peers.
Emotional Regulation
Recognises discomfort, uses break strategies and recovers after challenge.
Resilience
Tries again, handles mistakes and completes challenges with appropriate support.
Self-Advocacy
Requests clarification, asks for breaks and chooses strategies that work for them.
Real-World Readiness
Transfers confidence from structured practice into wider social and community situations.
Product preview
A product vision shaped around professional workflows
Profile
- NameJ. Marsden
- Year groupYr 9
- CohortAP — activity-led
- Key workerFacilitator A
Support needs
- Sensory sensitivitiesNoted
- TransitionsPlan in place
- Communication preferenceDirect, short
- ConsentOn file
This website presents the product concept and planned feature set. The functional dashboard will be developed in phases with feedback from schools, AP providers and SEND professionals.
Safeguarding
Designed with safeguarding, consent and professional oversight in mind
The Ember Pathway Dashboard is intended to support professional judgement, not replace it. Any future AI, scenario or reporting features will be designed with clear safeguards, role-based access, consent controls and review by responsible adults.
Professional Oversight
Staff remain responsible for decisions, safeguarding and interpretation of progress.
Respectful SEND Practice
The platform is designed to support confidence and participation, not to force masking or “normalise” neurodivergent behaviour.
Controlled Access
Different users see only the information appropriate to their role.
Evidence Without Overclaiming
The dashboard supports structured observation and reporting, but does not diagnose, treat or replace specialist assessment.
Product status
Now gathering interest from schools and AP providers
The Ember Pathway Dashboard is currently at concept and early validation stage. We are looking to speak with schools, AP providers, SEND organisations and youth services that would like to help shape the product.
Ideal early partners
Interested in:
- Providing feedback on feature priorities
- Testing a 4-week confidence-building pilot
- Reviewing the outcome framework
- Exploring activity-led AP evidence needs
- Discussing future dashboard functionality
- Joining an early access group
Enquire
Request a demo conversation or early partner discussion
Tell us a little about your organisation and what you would like to explore. We will get back to you to arrange a conversation.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Help shape a new way to evidence confidence and participation
If your organisation supports young people who need structured, SEND-friendly or Alternative Provision pathways, we would welcome a conversation.