CNCounselNote

Counselling records your DSL can trust — without a single byte leaving the school.

CounselNote is a local-first record-keeping app built around the way UK schools actually work: structured session notes, recognised outcome measures, and a clean route to share the minimum necessary information with your Designated Safeguarding Lead.

AES-GCM encrypted Nothing sent to the cloud Built around KCSIE & Working Together
Download free 30-day evaluation See pricing & buy

Built for the session record, not adapted to it

Paper files get lost. Generic note-taking apps weren't built for safeguarding. CounselNote was designed from the session record outwards.

Stays on your computer

Every pupil record is encrypted with AES-GCM and stored locally. No account, no server, no cloud sync to worry about.

Built for safeguarding

Risk levels, decision rationale and a one-click DSL summary that shares only what's necessary — never the full process notes.

Outcomes you can show

GAD-7, PHQ-9/PHQ-A, SDQ and WEMWBS scoring with range checks, plus de-identified reports for leadership.

CounselNote is a private counselling workspace, not a replacement for your school's statutory child-protection system. Safeguarding concerns are always also recorded in your school's approved system, following your school's procedure.

Recognised outcome measures

GAD-7 — anxiety PHQ-9 / PHQ-A — depression SDQ — strengths & difficulties WEMWBS — wellbeing

Pricing

Prices exclude VAT. Every tier starts with a free 30-day evaluation — no card required.

Practitioner

£149 /yr — under £3/week

  • One named counsellor, one computer
  • Unlimited pupil codes and session records
  • Safeguarding prompts and DSL summary
  • Encrypted backup and restore
  • Standard email support
Buy Practitioner

Professional

£249 /yr — under £5/week

  • Everything in Practitioner
  • Action-owner and deadline queue
  • De-identified reports and CSV export
  • Configurable school contacts
  • Priority support
Buy Professional

School Assurance

£595 /yr — £119/licence

  • Everything in Professional
  • Five named practitioner licences
  • DPIA and retention-policy templates
  • Remote onboarding session
  • Annual safeguarding-configuration review
Buy School Assurance

Buying for a trust or local authority? Request a quotation and invoice instead.

Built for the same KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children framework every state school in England already works to — not a generic notes app retrofitted for safeguarding.