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Tell us who you are. We verify your enquiry, set up your workspace and invite your SENCo, or book a call, usually the same working day.

What would you like?

Set up Essential for usWe verify your enquiry, create your school or trust’s workspace and invite your SENCo. No card. Real pupil data only once your data agreement is signed.Book a walkthrough callThirty minutes with us, showing you round on a call before anything is set up.

Your school or trust

Search the DfE register by name or URN. Can’t find it? Just type the name in full.

For example Oakwood Primary School, or 123456

Your name

Your role

Work email

Use your school address. It's how we verify you.

Phone

Optional. Helpful if you chose a call.

Your MIS

Optional. Tells us how your pupil data could sync later.

Anything else?

Optional. What's prompting you to look now?

I’m happy for Essential to contact me about this enquiry. Details are handled per the privacy notice and never used for anything else.

No account is created now. We verify against the DfE register first, then set up your workspace and email your SENCo’s invitation.

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