Senso.cloud

Every classroom now exists in two worlds—one physical, one digital. Teachers manage both, balancing the demands of instruction with the responsibility of keeping students safe, focused and supported across every device they use. That balance requires visibility, control and trust.

Senso.cloud delivers all three.

Purpose-built for primary and secondary school education, Senso is the only cloud-native platform that unifies safeguarding, classroom control and device management within a single solution. With a history of creating the very first keyword-detection software system, Senso extends this safeguarding expertise into its modern cloud-native architecture. Built from the ground up in Microsoft Azure, it provides schools with real-time visibility and control across Windows, Chrome OS, macOS and iOS devices. Schools reduce administrative workload, eliminate duplicate processes and maintain secure, policy-driven control through seamless Microsoft Intune and Azure Active Directory synchronisation.

“We built Senso as a unified platform that’s harder for students or unauthorised users to bypass and easier for schools to trust,” says Jonathan Valentine, founder and CEO. “It’s safeguarding intelligence continuously monitors activity across devices, flagging potential risks such as harmful searches, concerning keywords or attempts to disable monitoring tools.”

Safeguarding at the Core

Safeguarding is woven into the DNA of Senso’s mission. Its technology combines AI-driven detection, linguistic analysis and human insight, reinforced by partnerships with the Internet Watch Foundation and the Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit, to deliver 24/7 protection across all devices.

One of Senso’s most distinctive innovations and a major point of credibility is its ongoing work in Corpus Linguistics and advanced linguistic modelling. This research underpins some of the most context-sensitive safeguarding tools in the world, using advanced regular expression (RegEx) frameworks to interpret subtle language patterns with greater accuracy. This multi-layered system helps schools identify risks, such as self-harm, grooming and bullying, early on, while maintaining compliance with key frameworks, including the Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Senso believes that safeguarding should never rely solely on AI. Through its Assisted Monitoring service, a team of former teachers, Designated Safeguarding Leads and ex-police officers reviews alerts in real-time for accurate specialist-led interpretation before escalation.

Data show that 42 percent of cases initially rated as low, medium or high severity are reclassified as critical after human review, enabling earlier intervention. This blended approach has reduced false positives by 17 percent, giving schools greater confidence in their safeguarding systems.

Focused Learning and Measurable Impact

Protecting students is where Senso begins; empowering them is where it excels. Senso’s Scenes tool and classroom management features give teachers real-time control over digital learning environments. They can monitor screens, lock or mute devices, share resources or block specific websites and applications while still permitting access to approved learning tools.

The impact is measurable. Across schools in the United States and the United Kingdom, educators have gained up to 10 minutes of additional productive teaching time per lesson when using Senso’s classroom tools. The time is now redirected towards discussion, creativity and deeper learning.

We built Senso as a unified platform that’s harder for students or unauthorised users to bypass and easier for schools to trust. Its safeguarding intelligence continuously monitors activity across devices, flagging potential risks such as harmful searches, concerning keywords or attempts to disable monitoring tools.

Senso’s analytics further translate classroom activity into actionable insights, enabling teachers and administrators to track engagement, identify digital usage trends and demonstrate the impact of technology decisions to leadership teams and regulators.

Proof in Practice

Bartley Green School in Birmingham once struggled with multiple disconnected systems for safeguarding and classroom control. Teachers had to juggle between tools and IT teams, finding it hard to stay aligned.

That changed when the school adopted Senso.cloud’s Enterprise bundle with assisted monitoring, uniting safeguarding, classroom management and device control in one platform. Within days, staff were working seamlessly across devices, supported by real-time oversight and expert-led alert reviews.

The result was immediate, with calmer classrooms, more confident teachers and greater assurance that every potential risk had been reviewed by specialists who understood school life.

What Schools Value Most

With Senso, lessons run more smoothly as teachers spend less time managing distractions and more time teaching. Safeguarding leads feel supported by intelligent systems that combine AI precision with human review, giving them confidence to act quickly.

Behind the scenes, IT teams find their work simpler and more reliable, as Senso’s cloud-native design and multi-OS integration streamline management and reduce setup time.

Partnership and the Future Ahead

What clients value most goes beyond technology. With many team members coming from teaching and safeguarding backgrounds, the company builds long-term trust in a field where safety is vital.

Looking ahead, Senso is evolving into a modular ecosystem that unites network management, asset tracking, cybersecurity and service desk capabilities within a single intelligent dashboard. In doing so, Senso is building the digital backbone for modern education, keeping schools secure today while preparing them for whatever comes next.