Overview The Department for Education are seeking schools and colleges to trial innovative EdTech tools across England. We invite applications from: All primary and secondary schools. Special educational needs (SEN) schools All further education providers. Why your views matter The Department for Education is launching an EdTech Impact Testbed Pilot to evaluate innovative educational technologies. […]
ROBERT WHYTE, DIANA KIRBY AND SUE SENTANCE, RASPBERRY PI COMPUTING EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK Introduction As artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly important role in everyday life, there is a rapidly growing demand to inform and educate young people about how it works and its impact on society. AI and data science […]
OMAR MURTAZA, DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY AT THE BRITISH SCHOOL IN TOKYO, JAPAN At the British School in Tokyo, we’ve been exploring two simple but powerful ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support our teachers: helping write reports and supporting them to practise difficult conversations. Both examples show that, when used thoughtfully, AI can do more […]
JONATHAN MARSHALL, ASSISTANT HEAD ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, ST ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (STAHS), UK Introduction This article explores how an independent secondary school in Hertfordshire with 798 students drew up an artificial intelligence (AI) policy and strategy which balances caution with opportunities for students to learn to use the technology wisely. Specifically, our aims are […]
Speakers Neelam Parmar, Director of Digital Education and Professional Learning, AISL Harrow Schools; Chief Digital Officer, E-ACT Academies Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach […]
Speakers Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Neelam Parmar, Director of Digital Education and Professional Learning, AISL Harrow Schools; Chief Digital Officer, E-ACT Academies Chris Goodall, Head of Digital Education, Bourne Education Trust The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply […]
Speakers Al Kingsley, Chair, Hampton Academies Trust Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Chris Goodall, Head of Digital Education, Bourne Education Trust The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach by the […]
Speakers Neelam Parmar, Director of Digital Education and Professional Learning, AISL Harrow Schools; Chief Digital Officer, E-ACT Academies Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Al Kingsley, Chair, Hampton Academies Trust The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation […]
Speakers Al Kingsley, Chair, Hampton Academies Trust Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Chris Goodall, Head of Digital Education, Bourne Education Trust The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach by the […]
Speakers Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Neelam Parmar, Director of Digital Education and Professional Learning, AISL Harrow Schools; Chief Digital Officer, E-ACT Academies Chris Goodall, Head of Digital Education, Bourne Education Trust The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply […]
Speakers Lauren Thorpe, Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning Neelam Parmar, Director of Digital Education and Professional Learning, AISL Harrow Schools; Chief Digital Officer, E-ACT Academies The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach […]
Transcript for ‘Implementing AI strategically in a secondary setting to benefit all learners’ Speakers Emma Darcy, Denbigh High School Ian Stonnell, Denbigh High School The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach […]
Transcript for ‘Integrating AI into teaching and learning in a secondary setting’ Speaker Emma Whitehall, Challney High School for Girls The examples of AI use and specific tools in this article/case study are for context only. They do not imply endorsement or recommendation of any particular tool or approach by the Department for […]
Dr Cat Scutt MBE, Deputy Chief Executive, Chartered College of Teaching, UK In Spring 2019, the Chartered College of Teaching published a special issue of Impact focused on EdTech, funded by the Department for Education (DfE). In the six years since then, EdTech use in schools has changed almost beyond recognition: firstly, due to the […]
HANNAH OWEN, CLASS TEACHER, RIVERSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL; PHD RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK My first experience of using artificial intelligence (AI) almost crept up on me. I was aware of some of the AI tools available, particularly ChatGPT, but had yet to try them out. Yet one morning, as I was preparing a spelling activity for […]
HELEN POET, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, NFER, UK KATHERINE ASTON, RESEARCH MANAGER, NFER, UK Introduction Since the release of various generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models for public use, there has been great interest in its potential use in education. By August last year, 57 per cent of teachers reported using at least one form of AI tool to help […]
CRAIG LOMAS, SENIOR LECTURER IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF GREATER MANCHESTER, UK PROFESSOR GEOFF BAKER, CEO, TRUE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP AND EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF GREATER MANCHESTER, UK Introduction There has been an exponential increase in the number of pupils diagnosed with autism spectrum condition (ASC) in schools in England since 2020, with 70 per cent of […]
MARK LESWELL, RESEARCH LEAD, SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST, UK This article examines how AI tutoring could address the educational attainment gap for socio-economically disadvantaged students. Recent studies suggest that AI tutoring can deliver significant learning gains, while overcoming the scaling limitations of traditional one-to-one tutoring. While implementation challenges exist, the technology shows promise as a cost-effective tool […]
SAM LOVATT, SENIOR LECTURER IN PRIMARY EDUCATION, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY, UK Children and young people are surrounded by technology, with many of them (nine out of 10) owning a smartphone by the time they attend secondary school (Woodhouse and Lalic, 2024). A recent report from Ofcom (2024) found that 96 per cent of children between the […]
ANNA CHATWIN, DEPUTY HEAD OF TEACHING, LEARNING & INNOVATION AND TEACHER OF HISTORY & POLITICS, BERKHAMSTED SCHOOL, UK The rapid advancement of generative AI presents educators with a pressing question: how can artificial intelligence (AI) be harnessed to foster inclusive and adaptive teaching practices? Research by Mollick and Mollick (2023) provides a tangible framework for upskilling […]
