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Why a normal PRD is not enough when AI builds the thing for you, and what that means for the AI policy sitting in your school's shared drive

Educational Technology

Why a Normal Spec Isn't Enough When AI Builds the Thing

Alex Gray12 min · 14 Jul

Why model-independent processes — framing, verification, placement, evaluation — outlast the release cycle in a school's AI strategy

Train for Processes, Not Models: Why AI Strategies Break

Alex Gray8 min · 3 Jun

Why AI literacy belongs across the whole school — not just the computing department — and what schools lose by treating it as a tech ticket

AI Is Not an IT Problem: Why Schools Can't Hand It to the Computing Team

Alex Gray9 min · 26 May

When AI fixed the three-legged table: on creative fidelity, AI tool selection, and what is being lost in creative education

AI in Education

When AI Fixed the Three-Legged Table: Why That's a Problem for Education

Alex Gray10 min · 19 Apr

Students are turning to AI for emotional support — on safeguarding, student wellbeing, and the conversations schools are not having

AI in Education

AI Is Not Just a Classroom Tool. For Many Students, It Has Become the Place They Go When They Have Nowhere Else to Turn.

Alex Gray8 min · 15 Apr

Why the first page of your AI policy might be the only one that matters — on cognitive load, teacher ownership, and policy that actually changes practice

AI in Education

Why the First Page of Your AI Policy Might Be the Only One That Matters

Alex Gray9 min · 13 Apr

Students already know when you've used AI to plan their lesson — on transparency, trust, and the student-teacher relationship

AI in Education

Students Already Know When You've Used AI to Plan Their Lesson. And They Resent It.

Alex Gray7 min · 11 Apr

Three AI Education Conversations You Need to Hear This Week

AI in Education

Three AI Education Conversations You Need to Hear This Week

Alex Gray4 min · 3 Apr

Teaching Through a Screen — Tools, resilience, and the people who keep you going during distance learning

Teaching Strategies

Teaching Through a Screen: Tools, Resilience, and the People Who Keep You Going

Alex Gray9 min · 26 Mar

Illustration comparing a stack of EdTech subscription logos against a single API key, representing the shift from wrapper products to direct AI access in schools

Educational Technology

Why Smart Schools Are Ditching EdTech Subscriptions and Buying an API Key Instead

Alex Gray7 min · 17 Mar

Illustration of a difficulty dial with Ladder and Socratic modes, a hint trade exchange cycle, and a chat bubble, representing Athena's negotiation system for frustrated students

Educational Technology

The Negotiation Engine: Teaching an AI to Bargain With a Frustrated Kid

Alex Gray13 min · 12 Mar

MIT RAISE: The Programme Teaching 25 Million Students That AI Is Something You Build

Educational Technology

MIT RAISE: The Programme Teaching 25 Million Students That AI Is Something You Build, Not Just Something That Happens to You

Alex Gray10 min · 8 Mar

Is Your School AI-Ready? The 9 Questions Every Headteacher Must Be Able to Answer

Is Your School AI-Ready? The 9 Questions Every Headteacher Must Be Able to Answer

Alex Gray10 min · 2 Mar

Grounding AI Responses in Actual Curriculum — Why RAG is the difference between a homework helper and a homework hazard

Educational Technology

Grounding AI Responses in Actual Curriculum

Alex Gray11 min · 26 Feb

How I Built My Kid's AI Homework Tutor — A non-technical guide to the tools and thinking behind Athena

Educational Technology

How I Built My Kid's AI Homework Tutor

Alex Gray10 min · 24 Feb

From Vibe Coding to Vibe Working — What Educators Need to Understand Now

From Vibe Coding to Vibe Working — What Educators Need to Understand Now

Alex Gray9 min · 18 Feb

Something Big Is Happening — And Schools Aren't Ready

Something Big Is Happening — And Schools Aren't Ready

Alex Gray7 min · 10 Feb

A worksheet transforming into a dynamic, multi-layered learning experience

AI in Education

Why Your AI Tool Still Feels Like a Digital Worksheet

Alex Gray7 min · 28 Apr

Students from different countries collaborating on a project using AI tools on screens

AI in Education

Engaging Minds Across Borders: Philip Alcock on AI and Project-Based Learning in Education

Alex Gray7 min · 5 Dec

A teacher figure standing between a traditional classroom and a digital screen, bridging both worlds

Teaching Practice

Why I'm a Hybrid Teacher

Alex Gray7 min · 8 May

A laptop displaying professional development resources connected to icons of teachers collaborating online

Professional Development

Leveraging Technology to Enhance Educational Performance

Alex Gray7 min · 2 May

A split illustration showing AI tools and human artists collaborating on creative work

AI in Education

The Pros and Cons of AI in Creative Work: Will AI Diminish Creativity?

Alex Gray7 min · 18 Apr

A global network of teachers connected through a digital learning platform

Professional Development

Revolutionising Teacher Development: UNESCO's Global Teachers Campus

Alex Gray7 min · 15 Dec

A novice teacher receiving real-time AI guidance while teaching a classroom of students

AI in Education

How AI Could Disrupt Teaching Dynamics: Narrowing Pay Gaps While Challenging Educator Value

Alex Gray7 min · 13 Dec

AI in Education

The Dawn of Google's Gemini: What This New AI Means for Education

Alex Gray7 min · 7 Dec

A laptop screen showing a virtual classroom connected to students around the world

Education Policy

The Future of Education: A New Era of Online Schooling

Alex Gray7 min · 5 Sept

A Venn diagram showing the intersection of technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge with AI at the centre

AI in Education

Making the Most of AI in Education: The When, How, and Why of Incorporating ChatGPT Using the TPACK Framework

Alex Gray7 min · 7 Aug

A split-screen illustration showing a teacher learning flexibly on a laptop at home contrasted with an isolated learner lacking peer interaction

Professional Development

The Pros and Cons of Online Professional Learning

Alex Gray7 min · 11 May

AI in Education

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education: Insights from an International Consultant

Alex Gray7 min · 31 Mar

A game controller merged with educational icons like books and lightbulbs

Educational Technology

Unleashing the Power of Gamification and Game-Based Learning in Education

Alex Gray7 min · 28 Mar

A futuristic classroom with AI elements like floating screens and a robot assistant alongside students

AI in Education

Revolutionising Education with AI: How Technology is Transforming the Classroom

Alex Gray7 min · 27 Mar