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 need". Each of these areas of need then comes with actionable strategies to support that child.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Understand a young person by doing a SPENCER questionnaire

The SPENCER questionnaire is designed to be used by non-clinicians. Through our algorithm, it converts observed behaviours of the young person in their environment into a portrait that contains likely areas of need.

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Select recommended support strategies for use with the young person, based on their areas of need

Actionable support strategies are recommended once the portrait has been completed. These are based on the areas of need identified in the portrait.

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New support strategies are sent to the staff who interact with that student to use

New support strategies are disseminated to staff that work with that young person to ensure they are aware of the needs of that young person and can contribute positively to their implementation.

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After approximately 6 weeks, create a new portrait and see what's changed, select new strategies or re-use existing ones that are working.

After trialing the strategies, complete a new Spencer portrait to see what's changed and select new or existing recommendations to move forward with.

The SPENCER Blog

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

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's SPENCER Research Study

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Early Action, Real Impact: Supporting Needs With Or Without A Diagnosis - Dr Bryn Williams, Clinical Psychologist

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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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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:
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- "Needs Managers" who organize who is assigned to which student and who completes which portrait.
- "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.

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