Revision Techniques Powered by AI
November 19, 2024
AI can supercharge revision – but only when it rests on solid cognitive science rather than endless practice questions. This article shows how to “bolt” AI onto proven techniques like spaced repetition, retrieval practice, interleaving and exam-style questions, without diluting desirable difficulty. You will find parallel workflows for teachers and students, with concrete subject examples and ready-to-use routines. We also explore how to avoid over-reliance, cheating and cognitive offloading, so learners stay in charge of their thinking. A practical, research-informed playbook for exam preparation in any subject or school system.
Two Years of ChatGPT in Schools
November 15, 2024
Two years after ChatGPT’s launch, schools worldwide have moved from panic and plagiarism fears to more mature, policy-aligned use. This article offers a longitudinal “report card” on ChatGPT in education, comparing 2022–23 with 2023–24 across policy, classroom practice and student outcomes. Through concrete case vignettes and a simple self-audit maturity model, school leaders and teachers can benchmark where they sit on the adoption curve, spot gaps, and plan the next two years of AI integration with confidence and care.
LGR22 and Slöjd: AI micro-tools that protect making
November 14, 2024
Slöjd is one of the best “stress tests” for classroom AI because the learning lives in hands-on decisions, safe tool use, and reflective thinking—not in perfect text. This article offers four practical, teacher-in-the-loop AI micro-tools aligned with LGR22: a making-lesson planner using E/C/A process goals, a bilingual pattern and notation converter (SV↔EN), pupil-friendly documentation prompts that evidence learning, and a safety-first risk assessment workflow for textile, wood and metal. It also sets clear red lines for what AI must never do in Slöjd.
AI Tools for Parents’ Evening
November 11, 2024
Parents’ evening can be exhausting: stacks of reports, rushed conversations and notes you can barely read the next day. Used well, AI can help you turn existing gradebooks, comments and behaviour logs into clear, student-friendly summaries and focused talking points for every family. This step-by-step “evening-in-a-box” workflow walks you through how to prepare your data safely, generate balanced discussion points, rehearse difficult conversations and capture follow-up actions – all while respecting privacy, school policy and professional judgement. Practical prompts included, ready to copy and adapt.
What Research Says About AI Tutoring
November 8, 2024
AI tutoring tools are being heavily promoted to schools, often with bold promises of “personalised learning” and rapid progress. This briefing cuts through the marketing to summarise what robust research actually shows about AI tutoring: typical learning gains, which subjects and age groups benefit most, and where equity concerns are emerging. Drawing on case studies of Khan Academy’s Khanmigo, Duolingo’s AI features and large-scale efficacy trials, it outlines the implementation conditions that matter in real schools and offers a practical decision guide for leaders considering when, where and how to deploy AI tutoring.
Claude Computer Use in Schools
November 4, 2024
Anthropic’s new Claude Computer Use feature turns Claude from a chat assistant into an “agent” that can click, type and navigate on your computer. For schools, this opens powerful possibilities – and serious risks – if treated as a student toy rather than a staff tool. This playbook explores how teachers and leaders can use Claude as a safe “school systems assistant” for admin, resource curation and audits, while putting in place clear guardrails, policies and human sign-off to avoid data leaks, safeguarding issues and over-automation.
Report Writing Season Survival Guide
November 1, 2024
Report-writing season does not have to mean late nights, rushed comments and exhausted staff. Used well, AI can slot into your existing reporting process and quietly remove hours of admin, without lowering standards or losing pupil voice. This practical, two-week playbook walks teachers and school leaders step by step through low-friction, policy-safe workflows – from gathering assessment evidence to drafting comments, checking tone and supporting parent communication – while keeping professional judgement and safeguarding firmly in charge.
ChatGPT Voice as a Speaking Partner
October 28, 2024
Many learners lack regular, low‑pressure opportunities to speak their target language. ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode can act as an always‑available conversation partner, offering realistic dialogue, patient repetition and personalised prompts. This playbook shows language teachers how to design safe, structured routines that build fluency, pronunciation and confidence without replacing real human interaction. You will find concrete examples you can assign as homework or independent practice, plus practical guidance on safeguarding, privacy and avoiding over‑reliance on AI support.
Digital Citizenship and AI
October 24, 2024
As AI tools move into everyday schoolwork, they must become part of digital citizenship, not an optional extra. This article gives teachers age-banded, ready-to-teach mini-units that weave online safety, ethics and academic integrity into practical AI activities. With examples from primary through to upper secondary, and options for low- or no-device classrooms, you can help pupils actually practise responsible AI use rather than simply memorising rules. Includes ideas for classroom routines, pupil agreements and ways to link lessons with school policy and home.
Half-Term AI Challenge Ideas
October 18, 2024
This playbook shares simple, self-directed AI mini challenges that pupils can explore over October half-term with almost no teacher prep. Using free tools and clear guardrails, families can choose from creative, curiosity-driven projects that balance on-screen and off-screen time. From primary to upper secondary, each age band has ideas that build confidence, digital literacy and independent learning. Schools simply share a one-page “AI challenge menu” so pupils can pick and mix tasks that suit their interests and access to devices. Perfect for keeping curiosity alive without turning half-term into homework.
AI in Science Labs: A Practical Playbook
October 15, 2024
AI is already reshaping how we plan, run and review practical science – but many teachers are unsure how to use it safely and effectively with real students, real data and real risks. This lab‑first playbook walks science teachers step‑by‑step through embedding AI into existing practicals, from planning and piloting experiments to analysing student data and enforcing non‑negotiable safety rules. With ready‑to‑copy routines that work in low‑device, mixed‑ability secondary and FE labs, it focuses on scaffolding thinking rather than doing the work for students, and keeps academic integrity and data protection front and centre.
Teaching Hemkunskap Under LGR22: AI Workflow
October 14, 2024
Hem- och konsumentkunskap (HKK) under LGR22 asks pupils to plan, cook, evaluate, and reason about choices—often under tight time, budget, and safety constraints. This article offers a classroom-ready, inspection-friendly AI workflow that treats AI as a documentation and reasoning tool rather than a “teacher replacement”. You’ll get a four-tool pipeline for recipe design, Swedish unit conversion, E/C/A-aligned lesson outcomes, and a written riskbedömning, with one complete Swedish cuisine example plus a US-to-Sweden cookie conversion case.
OpenAI Canvas Drafting Guide
October 11, 2024
OpenAI Canvas is a new collaborative writing space where teachers, students and AI can draft together in real time. This guide walks you through a practical approach to introducing Canvas in your classroom. You will find clear classroom workflows, from brainstorming and outlining to peer critique and redrafting, along with firm guardrails on academic integrity, privacy and behaviour. The focus is on helping students write more thoughtfully, not outsourcing their thinking to AI.
AI in Art & Design Education
October 9, 2024
AI is rapidly reshaping creative industries, from concept art to product design, animation and advertising. For secondary and FE art and design teachers, the challenge is to bring these tools into the studio without letting them replace students’ own making. This playbook explores how multimodal and iterative AI tools – image, video, 3D, layout and critique – can support full creative workflows, from research and sketchbook development to prototyping, portfolio curation and reflective practice, with clear guardrails that keep human creativity firmly at the centre.
Google NotebookLM for Students
October 3, 2024
Google NotebookLM is an AI-powered notebook that lets you turn scattered notes, PDFs and lecture slides into structured study companions. This practical guide walks secondary and university students through concrete workflows for readings, revision and exam prep, while drawing clear lines on what counts as cheating. You will learn how to organise sources, generate practice questions, and use AI explanations safely. We also cover privacy, consent, and how to align your use of NotebookLM with school or university AI policies.