Agree
Support plan builder
Turn the learner’s own words, the barriers they face and the adjustments you agree into a plain-language support plan with owners and a review date.
Free tools
Free tools for learner support
Practical tools for inclusion leads, tutors, assessors and quality teams in further education and apprenticeships. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
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In short
Seven free tools that help you hear the learner, agree support, deliver it and review whether it worked. Each one runs entirely in your browser, stores nothing, and gives you a result you can copy, print or download.
These tools are for the everyday work of learner support in England’s further education colleges and apprenticeship providers. They follow the same four-stage journey as our support process: Understand what helps in the learner’s own words, Agree a plan the learner has seen, Deliver and record support, then Review whether it worked.
They do not make decisions for you. They give structure and prompts so conversations and records are clearer. The judgement stays with you and the learner.
All free tools
Understand
Adjustment ideas finder
Pick the barriers and settings a learner describes, such as workshops, placements or online learning, and get adjustment ideas to discuss with them.
Understand
Learner voice question bank
Filter more than 60 open, respectful questions by stage and setting. Choose the ones that fit and export your own conversation guide.
Review
Review meeting agenda
Build a structured agenda for a support review, with prompts to keep, change or stop each adjustment based on what the learner tells you.
Whole journey
Support process health check
A private self-reflection on how your support process works from first conversation to review. Shows strengths and next steps, not a score.
Governance
DPIA screening checklist
Screening questions, based on ICO guidance, to help you decide whether new learner support software is likely to need a data protection impact assessment.
Deliver
Accessible materials checklist
Check handouts, slides, documents and video against WCAG 2.2 and plain-language good practice, and print a checklist report.
How do these tools handle information?
Every tool runs in your web browser using code on the page itself. What you type is not sent to Inclusion Studio or to anyone else, and nothing is saved in cookies or browser storage. When you refresh or close the page, it is gone. If you download a result, it is saved only to your own device.
Even so, treat any printed or downloaded result as you would any other learner record. Use a first name or initials, keep it with your organisation’s records, and follow your own data protection procedures. Our guide to special category data in education explains why disability and health information needs extra care.
Who are the tools for?
- Inclusion leads and ALS managers planning support, reviews and process improvements. See Inclusion Studio for inclusion leads.
- Tutors and assessors having support conversations and preparing materials. See tutors and assessors.
- Quality, compliance and data protection teams reviewing processes and new software. See quality and compliance and data protection officers.
Where can I find more help?
For background on the duties behind the tools, read the guides, starting with reasonable adjustments in further education and how to write a learner support plan. For ready-made documents, see the templates. The guides explain duties and good practice; they are not legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Are these tools really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no payment and no email address needed. They are free to use in your organisation.
Do the tools store any learner information?
No. Each tool runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Inclusion Studio or anyone else, and nothing is saved after you close or refresh the page.
Can I use the results in our own documents?
Yes. You can copy, print or download each result and adapt it to your own templates and policies. Check it with the learner and against your organisation’s procedures first.
Do I need Inclusion Studio to use them?
No. The tools work on their own. They follow the same Understand, Agree, Deliver and Review journey that Inclusion Studio is being built around.
Help shape the pilot
We are working with a small number of England FE colleges and apprenticeship providers first. Tell us about your learner support and we will be in touch.