Blog
Insights, stories, and thoughts from The Anthill Group. Exploring the intersection of technology, education, and human-centred design.

3 October 2025
Bespoke Tools vs Off the Shelf: How to Know What Your Organisation Really Needs
Every organisation eventually reaches the same crossroads: Do we adapt our processes to fit an off-the-shelf system, or do we commission something bes...

19 September 2025
Alternative Provision at a Crossroads: What the New DfE Standards Mean
Alternative provision (AP) is one of the most creative and human parts of our education system. It steps in when mainstream classrooms can’t, offering...

7 September 2025
From One Form to No Form: Why the Future of Software Has No Interface
There’s a shift happening in software that most people haven’t quite clocked yet, but once you see it, it changes everything. We’re moving beyond the ...

5 September 2025
Why Most Systems Fail (and How We Can Do Better)
Walk into almost any school, college, or organisation and you’ll hear the same story: ‘We’ve got three systems for the same thing.’ Or ‘We spend more ...

29 August 2025
AI in Education: A Tool, Not a Teacher
By now, most people in education have encountered AI whether through tools like ChatGPT, adaptive learning software, AI-generated reports, or automate...

22 August 2025
Why We Design With You, Not For You: The Power of Co-Creation
At The Anthill Group, we get asked a simple question:’Why don’t you just take the brief and come back with a solution?’ Because that’s not how real ch...

22 August 2025
Child-centred Tech
Why SEN Needs Child-Centred Tech Every day in alternative provision and SEN settings across the country, something remarkable happens. A child who has...

8 August 2025
Creating Psychological Safety in High-Pressure Teams
In the high-stakes world of alternative provision, SEND settings, and community-focused organisations, there’s often a lot going on beneath the surfac...

1 August 2025
Data Without Pressure: Rethinking Progress Tracking in AP and SEND Settings
In alternative provision and SEND settings, the question isn’t “Is progress happening?”It’s “How do we capture progress in a way that reflects reality...