Why the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Needs Gaia Bloom

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is sending a clear message: flexi-schooled and home-educated learners must be more visible to local authorities. That means better tracking of progress, clearer records of attendance, and stronger evidence of educational suitability. It also means families and educators need practical tools to communicate effectively and safeguard learners’ wellbeing.

This can feel daunting, especially for families supporting neurodivergent learners who already face complex educational journeys.

But it doesn’t have to be.

How Gaia Bloom Could Help

Gaia Bloom is already being built with these challenges in mind. It is more than a learning platform. It is a connected, intelligent system that brings together teaching, tracking, and communication in one secure place. Here’s how it could align with the Bill’s expectations:

1. Central Attendance & Progress Logs

Tracking who’s attended what, when, and how they’ve engaged isn’t just useful. It’s now essential. Gaia Bloom can automatically log learner attendance, lesson participation, and task completion. The result? Clear, shareable reports that families can use to show progress and meet local authority requirements.

2. Secure Guardian and Local Authority Access

Gaia Bloom can offer separate, permission-based spaces for parents and local authority representatives. With the right consents in place, these users can access updates on progress, wellbeing, and SEN support. Everything is GDPR-compliant and controlled by the family.

3. Wellbeing Dashboards

The Bill isn’t just about education. It is about children’s wellbeing. Gaia Bloom could support this by including check-ins, emotional feedback tools, and pastoral care records. These features make it easier to demonstrate that learners are not only making academic progress but also being supported to thrive.

4. Intelligent Safeguarding Alerts

With AI built in, Gaia Bloom could identify early signs of concern, such as reduced engagement or missed sessions, and alert educators and guardians. This helps meet the Bill’s safeguarding aims while giving families space to respond early and appropriately.

5. SEN Documentation

Gaia Bloom already supports personalised learning. Building in a space to store EHCPs and SEN support plans makes it easier to provide a digital paper trail. This gives local authorities the documentation they need without additional pressure on families.

6. Consent-Driven Data Sharing

One of the most powerful aspects of Gaia Bloom is that families remain in control. They can decide what to share and when. This balance of transparency and privacy can reduce friction with local authorities and improve trust across the board.

A Stronger Future for Neurodivergent Learners

What’s really at stake here is the right of families to choose the best educational path for their child, and to have that choice respected. With Gaia Bloom, families can:

• Show that home or flexi-education is suitable, structured, and supportive

• Reduce the admin burden that often comes with non-traditional education

• Partner with a platform that genuinely understands neurodivergent learners

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is raising the bar. Gaia Bloom can help families and educators meet it without compromising on what makes alternative education powerful in the first place.