About us
Our Story
Specialist settings deserve better tools than the software industry has given them. That conviction is the whole reason this company exists.
We are a small team with deep sector knowledge.
We know the people who work in SEND do some of the toughest, most important jobs in education. They come to work for the children, not to wrestle with software.
The technology should get out of their way and let them do what they are actually good at. Most off-the-shelf tools used in schools and alternative provisions are not really fit for that purpose. We are trying to do something about it.
What we are like
UK Based
We have worked in SEND in the UK for over 20 years. We understand what your day looks like.
Straight talking
While software is our thing, it’s only a tool to support people. We speak human as well as code.
Problem solvers
We love a good puzzle! Workflows and processes are second nature for us.
Who we are
Nikky Gibson
Founder
Nikky spent years inside school IT and digital transformation, building the bridges between what education leaders need to know and what the systems are actually doing under the hood. With a passion for usability, every design decision is made with the end user in mind.
She leads the architecture, the data model, and the critical decisions about how AI is allowed near pupil data, and how it isn’t.
If you want a vendor, we’re not it. If you want a partner, we should talk.
We work with a small number of customers at any one time. Long relationships, real partnerships, software that grows with you.
Not ready to talk? The Operational Readiness Scorecard takes about fifteen minutes and tells you where the gaps are.
Why The Anthill?
In many African cultures, anthills are more than mounds of earth. They symbolise community, resilience, and shared knowledge.