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While schools focus on academic integrity, students are turning to AI for emotional support, relationship advice, and mental health conversations. The research is clear. Most schools have no idea what to do about it.
Most schools now have an AI policy. Very few schools have teachers who have read it. The problem is not the people. It is the design. Here is what one educator did differently.
We have spent two years asking what AI can do for teachers. We forgot to ask the students. What they told us challenges the assumptions most schools are working from.
Concrete, honest conversations about AI in education. Al Kingsley on assessment and equity, Tom Raithby on building Chalkd with no coding background, and Matthew Wemyss on what school leaders are missing about student AI use.
Nobody planned for this. When schools across the UAE shifted to distance learning, it happened within hours. This is about how we are teaching through it: the tools, the pedagogy, and the human infrastructure that holds everything together.
Every AI EdTech product is a wrapper around the same foundation models. Forward-thinking schools are cutting the middleman and building bespoke tools with direct API access.
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How Athena detects student frustration and turns it into a structured deal that keeps learning alive. The feature that required the most thought about how children actually learn.
MIT RAISE has built the largest open-access AI literacy infrastructure in the world: free curricula from ages 5 to 18, 25 million learners on MIT App Inventor, and research-backed pedagogy now being deployed at national scale in Dubai. Here is what their approach looks like and why it matters.
You have an AI policy. You have run INSET sessions. But can you answer nine questions drawn from 33 international frameworks? The AI Literacy Audit Tool was built for school leaders who need answers, not more forms to fill in.
Why RAG is the difference between a homework helper and a homework hazard. How Athena uses a three-layer knowledge system to teach using the exact curriculum your child follows — not whatever Wikipedia happens to say.
A non-technical guide to the tools and thinking behind Athena — an AI tutor that teaches through questions, not answers. Built for free, designed for privacy, and controlled by real curriculum content.
Anthropic's head of product says we've entered the 'vibe working' era. AI is no longer a tool you talk to — it's a team you manage. What does that mean for schools?
Matt Shumer's viral warning about AI has the tech world rattled. But what does it actually mean for the classroom? A plain-English breakdown for educators.
Functional fixedness keeps teachers using AI as a faster worksheet generator. Here's how to break free.
Philip Alcock shares how AI-enhanced project-based learning can revolutionise engagement and equity across borders.
Blending technology with human connection is the future. Here's why I've embraced being a hybrid teacher.
Traditional in-school CPD often falls short. Here's how technology can revolutionise teacher professional development.
Will AI kill creativity or open new avenues for artistic expression? Exploring the pros and cons of AI in creative work.
UNESCO's Global Teachers Campus is expanding from five African countries to reach 100,000 teachers worldwide with free professional development.
AI could boost struggling teachers by 30% while only improving top performers by 15%. What does this mean for pay, expertise, and the profession?
Google's Gemini AI outperforms GPT-4 in 30 of 32 benchmarks. What does this multimodal AI mean for classrooms, curriculum, and student careers?
As England accredits online schools, we explore what this means for education's future — from hybrid models to teacher attrition.
Use the TPACK framework to integrate ChatGPT into your teaching — a structured approach to AI in the classroom.
Online professional learning offers flexibility and global access, but it's not without drawbacks. Here's what educators need to weigh up.
Leon Furze shares insights on AI adoption in education, ethical considerations, and the power of differentiation with AI tools.
How gamification and game-based learning work in the classroom — concepts, strategies, and insights from esports expert Philip Wride.
How AI is revolutionising education — from personalised learning platforms to streamlined admin tasks and immersive AR/VR experiences.