SSS LEARNING LTD

What SSS LEARNING LTD does

SSS Learning Ltd is a Cardiff-based UK private limited company (founded 2014, company number 09034022) that provides online safeguarding and duty of care training and support to schools, academies, clubs and organisations working with children and young people. The company's core product, the Safeguarding Suite, bundles 80+ CPD-accredited online courses (covering topics such as DSL training, Prevent duty, mental health lead, knife crime awareness, misogyny, child-on-child sexual violence, food hygiene, fire warden and more) with an editable policy and protocols library, a Safeguarding Auditor tool, a Safeguarding Concern tracking system, and access to specialist safeguarding advice. The platform supports both individual e-learning and group CPD training sessions for INSET days, with administrative dashboards for monitoring staff progress, results and certificates.

The underlying technology is a cloud-based learning management system with separate training and admin portals (training.ssslearning.co.uk, admin.ssslearning.co.uk), CRM tooling, and a metadata system for compliance tracking, with LiveChat integrated for customer support. The company sells primarily through annual organisational licences on a recurring subscription basis, supplemented by individual course purchases and group training sessions. Content marketing (e-bulletins, podcasts, articles, webinars) drives top-of-funnel awareness within the UK education sector.

The company is founder/owner-operated, with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and operations confined to the United Kingdom. Leadership includes Sam Preston as Safeguarding Director, Jonathan Case as Deputy Named Person and data privacy manager, and Sara Spinks as SSS Author and former headteacher. SSS Learning does not disclose revenue, headcount, or pricing publicly and operates as a small specialist EdTech SaaS in a vertically-focused compliance niche.

Name

SSS LEARNING LTD

Legal name

SSS Learning Ltd.

Website

https://ssslearning.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SSS Learning Ltd is a Cardiff-based UK provider of online CPD-accredited safeguarding and duty of care training for schools, academies, clubs and organisations, delivered via a subscription SaaS platform bundling 80+ courses, policy templates, auditing and specialist advice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Safeguarding Training & Compliance E-Learning

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Safety & Compliance Training (CPR/First Aid, Safeguarding, Licensing) (EDACAIAH)

Keywords

• Online safeguarding training
• E-learning platform
• CPD accredited courses
• School compliance training
• Child protection training

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Safeguarding Suite Licence: 12-month licence providing access to all courses, policy templates, updates, new courses released during the licence period, free support until 10pm, and access to Safeguarding Auditor. This is the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Individual Course Access: Individual courses available for purchase including Allergy and Anaphylaxis Training, Designated Safeguarding Lead Training, and other topic-specific training modules.
3. Group CPD Training: Group training sessions for INSET days delivered through the Group Training Mode feature, available as part of the platform offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SSS Learning operates a cloud-based e-learning platform that delivers CPD-accredited safeguarding and duty of care training to UK schools, academies, clubs and organisations. Its flagship offering, the Safeguarding Suite, is a 12-month subscription licence providing access to 80+ courses, editable policy templates, the Safeguarding Auditor tool, the Safeguarding Concern tracking system, and on-demand specialist safeguarding advice. Standalone individual courses and Group CPD Training for INSET days are also sold.

Product overview

SSS Learning is an online safeguarding and duty of care training provider for schools, academies, and organizations. The company offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of: (1) The Safeguarding Suite as the core comprehensive package containing 80+ courses, policy library, Safeguarding Auditor tool, and specialist support access; (2) Individual courses available separately including DSL training, mental health, knife crime, SEND support, and various compliance topics; (3) Safeguarding Concern - a tracking and reporting system for managing safeguarding concerns; (4) Group Training for INSET sessions; (5) Content resources including e-bulletins, articles, and podcasts. All training is CPD accredited and designed for SLT, DSLs, staff, governance, and volunteers in educational settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safeguarding Suite 12-month subscription licence bundling all 80+ CPD-accredited safeguarding courses, editable policy templates, specialist support, and the Safeguarding Auditor tool, designed for whole-staff safeguarding training and compliance in UK schools and academies.
• Safeguarding Concern Tracking System Secure online system for reporting and managing safeguarding concerns in educational settings, included as part of the SSS Learning platform.
• Group CPD Training (INSET) Group Continuing Professional Development training sessions delivered collectively to staff during INSET days, alongside individual e-learning options on the same platform.
• Safeguarding Auditor Online tool that allows educational settings to audit their safeguarding provision step-by-step, included as part of the Safeguarding Suite.
• Safeguarding Policies & Protocols Library Library of editable safeguarding policies and protocols included in the Safeguarding Suite subscription.
• Allergy and Anaphylaxis Training for Schools Individual CPD-accredited training course for schools and academies on managing allergies and anaphylaxis, aligned with new statutory requirements.
• Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Training Individual CPD-accredited training course for DSLs and school/academy staff on safeguarding leadership responsibilities.
• Knife Crime Awareness Training Individual CPD-accredited training course for school staff on knife crime and serious violence awareness.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Online Safety: UK-based provider of online safety and safeguarding CPD-accredited training for schools and trusts. Closely comparable in target customer (UK schools/MATs), content model, and subscription pricing — widely regarded as a primary competitor to SSS Learning.
• Flick Learning: Provider of e-learning courses for schools and MATs covering safeguarding, prevent duty, and broader compliance topics. Comparable LMS-based delivery, school-buyer focus, and CPD-accredited catalog.
• Child Protection Company: Specialist online safeguarding and child protection training provider for schools, academies, and clubs. Closely comparable niche, delivery format (online CPD courses), and target buyer in the UK education sector.
• The Safeguarding Alliance: UK organization offering safeguarding training, policy templates, and audit tools to schools and academies. Competes on similar Safeguarding Auditor-style functionality and policy library features.
• EduCare: Provides e-learning courses on safeguarding, child protection, and duty of care for UK schools and education staff. Directly comparable course catalog, CPD accreditation model, and school-buyer focus.

Broad incumbents

• The Key Support: Broader school-support platform providing safeguarding guidance, CPD, and policy resources to UK schools and trusts. Overlaps with SSS on safeguarding and policy content but sits within a much wider school-operations product set.
• Twinkl: Large UK educational publisher offering teaching resources plus a growing catalogue of safeguarding and CPD courses for schools. Direct partial overlap on school-buyer audience and CPD course category, though safeguarding is a smaller part of Twinkl's portfolio.
• Tes: Major UK education media and resources company serving schools, teachers, and MATs. Comparable in audience and has expanded into CPD and training content, placing it in partial competition with SSS for school training budgets.

Emerging players

• Sentrya: UK safeguarding software provider offering concern logging, audit, and policy tools to schools and MATs. Direct overlap on the Safeguarding Concern tracking and audit product lines, with potential to evolve into a broader training suite.
• ACT (Action Counters Terrorism): UK provider of counter-terrorism and Prevent Duty training, much of which is offered free to schools. Partial competitor on the Prevent Duty and safeguarding-awareness slice of SSS's catalog, with a distinct public-sector funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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