EDART

• EDART – a management information system aimed mainly at SEN, SENCO, PRU, Boarding and Residential schools
• Comprehensive hub to manage data for:
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1), KS2 and SATs
• Pastoral care
• Student/pupil information
• Attendance
• Child Protection management system
• Assessments for Formative, Summative & Phonics
• Progress and attainment reports
• Assessment of pupil personality strength and mental well-being using 6 core measurements
• Social Emotional Mental Health – SEMH
• Contact parents and guardians via SMS, email or telephone
• Saves time and money because of automated data flows and reports/analysis

EDART: A Next-Generation MIS for Special Education Leaders

EDART (Educational Data Analysis and Reporting Tool) is a cloud-based Management Information System purpose-built for special education environments, from dedicated SEND schools (including residential/boarding schools) to SEND departments in mainstream settings. Designed with input from special education professionals, EDART streamlines safeguarding, case management, and data analysis in one secure platform. The result is a precise, collaborative tool that helps school administrators and IT leaders ensure every vulnerable learner is supported both academically and socially.

Core Strengths of EDART

• Safeguarding: EDART centralises child protection records, behaviour incidents, and communication logs, giving staff a 360° view of each child’s well-being. It prompts staff to capture the child’s voice and concerns, which can then be easily shared with external agencies for advocacy. This ensures compliance with safeguarding policies and that each child’s views are heard and acted upon.
• Case Management: The platform provides a unified case management hub for both teaching and care staff. Care and education teams can collaboratively input and access key information – from daily notes to incident reports – ensuring continuity of care across school and residential settings. Ofsted has praised settings where education and care staff liaise closely, with consistent handovers that keep strategies aligned between day and night. EDART makes this level of coordination effortless. Leaders can also track and review incidents and concerns in real time, analysing patterns and trends so that any emerging issues are swiftly addressed.
• Data Analysis: Built on Microsoft Azure and integrated with Power BI, EDART turns raw student data into actionable insights. Administrators can instantly generate reports on academic progress, therapy outcomes, behaviour trends, and more. In practice, this data-driven approach helps staff pinpoint what each child needs to thrive. Ofsted noted that when such systems are in place, children make measurable progress academically and socially, with staff setting personal targets and tracking them closely. EDART even includes a positive token economy feature that logs and communicates each child’s day across school and residence – rewarding achievements and ensuring consistency of support between classrooms and living quarters.

Proven Impact and Collaboration

What sets EDART apart is its real-world validation. In a recent Ofsted report, inspectors observed how EDART enables care and education staff to collaborate effectively, creating a holistic support network around each learner. Teachers, therapists, and residential care workers stay in sync through EDART’s shared records, which means children receive unified support in both learning and personal development. This was evidenced by students achieving goals in class and at home with a seamless handoff of information between teams.

Crucially, EDART’s comprehensive logging and analysis tools empower school leaders to maintain high oversight of incidents, interventions, and outcomes. Leaders can capture, analyse, and review all significant events – from safeguarding concerns to behavioural incidents – within the system. One Ofsted inspection highlighted that strong leadership teams “track and monitor safeguarding concerns… identify patterns and trends” and investigate concerns promptly, a standard EDART helps schools meet with ease.

Finally, EDART reinforces the “voice of the child” in every process. Children’s views and feedback recorded in EDART are visible to staff and can be shared securely with external professionals (such as social workers or SEND case officers), ensuring that each child’s wishes and feelings inform decision-making. This advocacy feature not only supports the child’s welfare but also demonstrates to inspectors and stakeholders that the school is child-centred and transparent.

A Professional, Decision-Maker Friendly Solution

EDART is engineered for the priorities of school administrators and IT leaders in special education. It’s a modern, secure cloud solution that reduces paperwork and duplication, freeing up staff time to focus on students. Implementation is straightforward, and Bitnet Solutions provides professional support to tailor the system to each school’s needs. The interface is intuitive for frontline staff, yet robust in delivering the analytics and oversight senior leaders require.

In summary, EDART offers special education settings a powerful platform to enhance safeguarding oversight, streamline case management, and leverage data for continuous improvement. It delivers a precise and professional solution that has been recognized in inspection reports for improving collaboration and consistency of care. For decision makers seeking to elevate their school’s support for students with special needs, EDART represents not just a software purchase, but an investment in better outcomes and confidence in meeting regulatory standards. With EDART, school leaders can be proactive and data-informed, ensuring every child is supported both academically and socially to reach their full potential.

(Learn more about EDART and how it can be implemented in your school by contacting us here).