Fabric for social work students

Case studies, policy frameworks, placement logs, reflective journals, lecture slides, research papers, ethical guidelines, supervision notes. Social work students manage sensitive placement documentation alongside academic theory, and the challenge is twofold: connecting the framework from the classroom to the case you're reflecting on from placement, and keeping everything organised and secure while you're juggling academic deadlines and placement hours. The safeguarding framework from week 3 is relevant to the placement scenario you're writing about, but the lecture slides are in one app, your reflective journal is in another, and the policy document is in a third.

Upload your materials to Fabric. The AI assistant knows your programme's specific theoretical frameworks. "Explain the strengths-based approach using my week 5 reading." "Find every placement reflection where I discussed safeguarding." "Connect the anti-oppressive practice framework to the case study from my last assignment." Answers from your course. Placement documentation stays secure with AES-256 encryption.

An AI tutor that bridges theory and practice

The AI assistant works from your readings, lecture slides, placement logs, reflective journals, and supervision notes. Ask it to connect a theoretical framework to a specific placement experience. Ask it to help you justify an intervention approach using the research from your programme. Ask it to compare how different theorists in your syllabus approach the same practice challenge. Ask it to quiz you on the policy frameworks from a specific module.

The assistant has memory across sessions. It remembers which placements you've been on, which theories you've covered, and what you've reflected on, so it builds on your learning rather than resetting each time.

Search across theory and placement materials by meaning

AI search reads inside every PDF, slide deck, journal entry, and note and searches by meaning. "The policy framework for child protection from my law and social work module" finds the relevant reading without scrolling through folders. "Every reflection where I discussed ethical dilemmas" pulls results across your full journal history.

The search connects academic theory to placement practice. A safeguarding framework from a lecture is findable when you're writing a reflective journal about a placement scenario.

Reflective journals and placement logs

Write reflective journals and placement logs in notes and docs. They're searchable alongside your academic materials, so a reflection about a specific scenario connects to the policy documents and theoretical frameworks that informed your practice. The AI can help you articulate the connection between theory and practice when writing reflections.

Annotations let you highlight and comment on policy documents, ethical guidelines, and academic readings. Mark the key principle. Flag the section that applies to your placement context. Note the connection between a policy and a case study.

Record lectures and supervision

AI voice notes record and transcribe lectures, seminars, and supervision sessions. The supervisor's feedback, the lecturer's explanation of a framework, the seminar discussion about a case, all transcribed and searchable. Your typed notes and the transcript merge into one document. See lecture notes.

Study on mobile between placements

The mobile app lets you search your library, review materials, capture notes, and record voice memos between placement days and shifts. Everything syncs across devices. Study on the commute. Search a policy from your phone.

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Upload your programme materials and get a tutor that connects theory to practice. Try Fabric free.

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FAQs

Is placement documentation secure?

Yes. Fabric uses AES-256 encryption and is CASA Tier 2 compliant. Your data is never used to train AI models. Sensitive placement materials are private by default.

Can the AI connect theory to placement experience?

Yes. The AI assistant works from your academic and placement materials together. It helps you articulate the connection between frameworks and practice scenarios.

Can I search reflective journals by concept?

Yes. AI search finds material by meaning across all your content, including reflective journals, policy documents, and lecture notes.

Can I record supervision sessions?

Yes. AI voice notes record and transcribe any session with timestamps. The feedback is searchable alongside your other materials.

Can the AI quiz me on policy frameworks?

Yes. Ask it to test you on the frameworks, theories, or policies from any module. It generates questions from your actual course materials.

Can I study on mobile between placements?

Yes. The mobile app gives full access to search, AI, and your materials from your phone.

Does it remember what I've covered?

Yes. The assistant has memory across sessions and builds on your previous learning and reflections.

Can I annotate policy documents?

Yes. Annotations let you highlight and comment on any document with searchable notes.