SPENCER gives you the insights and strategies you need to support young people at the earliest possible stage - before referring to medical professionals or outside services.

Designed around formulation psychology, SPENCER helps you identify areas of need for a young person by turning observations on the behaviours they exhibit into defined "areas of concern". Each of these areas of concern then comes with actionable strategies to support that child.

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Children Supported

SPENCER has different versions depending on both the age of the children, and the context SPENCER is being used in. If you need help working out which one is best for you, contact us.

All SPENCER tools come with management tools to support the process of using the tools, including bespoke tools for schools and parents.

SPENCER Parent

Designed for use by parents observing their children at home, this version of SPENCER will give you actionable insights into areas of need as well as provide actionable support strategies you can use at home.

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SPENCER Professional

Designed for use by any educator or professional that works with young people aged 7 - 24, SPENCER Professional is designed to give actionable recommendations for use in a learning or support environment.

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SPENCER Early Years

Designed for use by educators and professionals working with young people from Birth to 6 years, SPENCER Early Years provides identification and need as well as actionable support strategies.

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Actionable support strategies through professional hypothesising - no guesswork.

Our actionable support strategies have been developed by a team of multi-disciplinary health professionals, experienced teachers, and SENDCos working together to support young people.

Support strategies tailored to support the areas of need identified in the SPENCER profile.
SPENCER Professional - Automatic sharing of chosen strategies with staff; both in schools and other learning environments.

Data Driven Support Strategies through Machine Learning.

SPENCER is getting smarter. We're working with schools to assess the effectiveness of the different strategies and their support for young people. We're using what we learn  to improve the recommendations all the time.

SPENCER strategies and recommendations are research backed.
With SPENCER, you're joining a research community dedicated to finding the best supports for young people accross the country.

The SPENCER Blog

Read more from our team about how we're supporting young people to access education, to understand themselves, and to thrive.

SPENCER News
SPENCER in Action - Maiden Erlegh Trust

SPENCER has been used by the Maiden Erlgh trust for early support in the graduated response process. See more about how they've used SPENCER here!

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SEND & Inclusion
SPENCER in Action - Cambian Northampton School

A look at the way that Cambian Northampton School, using SPENCER for over two years, has been using SPENCER to support inclusion and early intervention.

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SEND & Inclusion
Empowering Early Intervention: How SPENCER Supports Professionals and Parents to Meet Young People's Needs

SPENCER enables early intervention and support for young people, by turning insights into areas of need into actionable strategies for support.

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Frequently asked questions

All your questions answered.

Who can use SPENCER Professional in my organisation?
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It's up to you. Once you have SPENCER, you can designate as many different roles as you need. There are two types of access:

- "Needs Managers" who organize who is assigned to which student and who completes which profiles.
- "Key Professionals" who can access student recommendations for students they work with, complete questionnaires for students they know well, and action recommendations.

Is SPENCER Easy to Use?
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We've designed the SPENCER system to minimise admin time and to maximize usability. SPENCER is intuitive and easy to use, and has built-in automations to disseminate information and remind users which tasks need completing and when.

Is SPENCER Secure?
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SPENCER is hosted using industry leader Amazon Web Services. Industry standard encryption is used on all data and access is only via SSL secured connections.

Spencer 3D is GDPR compliant, and is working towards industry standard ISO27001 certification.

How do we access SPENCER, do we have to download it?
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SPENCER is an entirely web-based platform. SPENCER is therefore available for any internet connected device allowing you to enjoy all the benefits and functionality of SPENCER, wherever you are.