Schools & Education

School counselling and pastoral care software

Schools, colleges, MATs and Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) use Rhadar to deliver safe, well-recorded pastoral care and counselling for children and young people. Referrals from teachers, DSLs, parents and self-referral all come into one place, are triaged consistently and can be tracked through to closure — with every safeguarding action documented and auditable. Rhadar was built with safeguarding at its core. Consent, capacity, parental involvement, Gillick competence and information-sharing decisions are all captured against the young person's record, and every access is logged. That gives DSLs and headteachers the assurance they need under Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Why Schools & Education choose Rhadar

  • Safeguarding at the core Every action, consent decision and information-sharing choice is captured against the young person's record and audited.
  • MHST and iThrive ready Configurable workflows, session types and outcome measures align with Mental Health Support Team and iThrive delivery models.
  • Age-appropriate outcome measures YP-CORE, RCADS, SDQ, GBO and bespoke measures for children, young people and parents/carers.
  • Multi-site MAT reporting Multi-Academy Trusts see activity, outcomes and safeguarding data across every school in the trust.
  • Parental consent workflows Track parental consent, Gillick-competent self-consent and looked-after-child protocols cleanly.
  • UK-hosted and encrypted Sensitive data about children stays in UK data centres, encrypted, backed up and fully auditable.

Designed for school-based mental health work

Rhadar has been shaped by the practical realities of school counselling and pastoral care — from single-school in-house counsellors and family support workers, through to national Mental Health Support Team providers working across dozens of schools. Configurable session types, forms and outcome measures mean the software fits the way your service actually runs. Whether you deliver 1:1 counselling, therapeutic group work, ELSA sessions, Drawing and Talking, whole-class PSHE or targeted MHST interventions, Rhadar captures the activity, outcomes and safeguarding actions consistently.

Safeguarding-first record keeping

Every element of the young person's record is designed with safeguarding in mind. Consent, capacity, parental involvement and information-sharing decisions are captured alongside session notes. High-priority safeguarding concerns can be escalated instantly to DSLs, with alerts, sign-off and full audit trails. When Ofsted, the ICO or a Serious Case Review asks who saw what and when, you have the answer in seconds.

MHST and NHSE reporting made simple

Rhadar helps Mental Health Support Teams and school-linked services meet NHS England reporting expectations. Session outcomes, PROM and PREM data can be exported in the formats required for NHSE dashboards, ICB commissioners and internal trust reporting — with drill-down to individual schools when needed.

Multi-Academy Trust visibility

For MATs and school groups, Rhadar provides trust-wide visibility of pastoral and mental health activity while keeping day-to-day access appropriately restricted at school level. Trustees and central safeguarding leads can see referral volumes, waiting times, closures and outcome improvements across every school in the trust.

Frequently asked questions

Can Rhadar be used by a single school counsellor?

Yes. Rhadar works equally well for a single in-house counsellor and for national MHST providers with hundreds of staff. Pricing scales with usage.

Does Rhadar support MHST reporting?

Yes. Session types, outcome measures and reports can be configured to align with NHS England MHST reporting requirements.

How does Rhadar handle parental consent?

Consent (parental or Gillick-competent self-consent) is captured alongside the referral, with clear prompts for review at each review point.

Is Rhadar suitable for primary as well as secondary schools?

Yes. Age-appropriate outcome measures and forms are available for primary, secondary and post-16 settings.

Where is the data stored?

All data is stored in UK data centres, encrypted in transit and at rest, with role-based access and complete audit trails.

One platform.
Every service.
Better outcomes.

Rhadar brings together everything Schools & Education need to deliver exceptional care and measurable impact.

250,000+Client sessions managed
40+Clinical reports
99.99%Platform availability
20+Years' experience
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