Your Summer Term AI CPD Reading List for 2026
May 26, 2026
Summer term is often the last realistic window for school leaders and AI leads to do calm, strategic reading before September decisions arrive. This reading list is organised by the choices schools need to make, not by whichever tool is making headlines. It focuses on policy, safeguarding, procurement, privacy and practical implementation, with a short note on what each item helps you decide. Use it to turn scattered AI news into a clearer plan for governance, rollout and staff development before the new academic year begins.
Half-Term CPD: AI Safety Essentials
February 24, 2026
This half-term self-study pack helps educators turn fast-moving AI safety headlines into practical safeguarding action. It brings together four major developments, from youth-facing AI companion risks to prompt injection and wider system-level safety findings, and translates them into a clear CPD sequence that can be completed in under an hour. The article ends with a ready-to-run 20-minute staff scenario, plus debrief prompts for DSLs, senior leaders and classroom staff who want to strengthen school AI safeguarding without needing specialist technical knowledge.
January INSET: Practical AI by Department
January 6, 2026
January is the right moment to move school AI training from broad awareness to practical, low-risk use. This workshop plan sets out a shared 90-minute INSET session that every department can join, using free-tier tools and clear safeguards. It includes parallel pathways for reluctant and confident staff, realistic use cases across teaching, pastoral and admin work, and a simple first-half-term implementation model. The goal is not novelty, but consistent adoption that saves time, improves quality and stays within sensible privacy rules.
October half-term AI CPD in a box
October 16, 2025
Half-term CPD often becomes a pile of tabs, good intentions, and no classroom change. This ‘CPD in a box’ gives you two self-study routes (5-day or 10-day) that end with a small, auditable micro-credential portfolio: clear artefacts, short reflections, and practical impact notes. It is designed for minimum-data workflows, a single tool stack, and human sign-off, so you can implement safely without adding workload.
INSET AI Workshop: Three Micro-Routines
August 25, 2025
This ready-to-run INSET Day workshop helps staff move from general AI awareness to three agreed, policy-aligned micro-routines: lesson planning, feedback preparation, and parent/carer communications. It centres on one shared safety protocol so staff can use AI confidently without drifting into risky data use, unreliable outputs, or inconsistent practice. You’ll get a choose-your-length run sheet, a slide-by-slide deck outline, activities that produce tangible artefacts, and a 30-day implementation plan with simple evidence capture to evaluate impact on workload and quality.
ECT/NQT AI First-Term Operating Manual
July 18, 2025
This guide is a practical first-term “operating manual” for ECTs/NQTs using AI safely and sustainably. You’ll set a small number of default micro-routines for planning, differentiation, feedback preparation and parent communication—each designed to take around ten minutes and reduce decision fatigue. You’ll also get clear red lines for data protection, safeguarding, assessment integrity and copyright, plus a week-by-week checklist to align with school policy. The aim is simple: protect pupils, protect your professionalism, and protect your workload and wellbeing.
Summer AI CPD Roadmap for September Impact
June 27, 2025
Summer CPD can easily become a scattergun list of courses, webinars and half-read articles that never makes it into classroom practice. This roadmap treats AI learning as a September-ready implementation plan: one course, one event, one reading strand and two tiny classroom pilots. You’ll leave summer with a simple Personal Learning Plan, clear safeguards, and lightweight evidence that stands up in appraisal and SLT conversations within the first three weeks back.
February Half-Term CPD: AI Courses & Credentials
February 12, 2025
Half-term is a rare chance to build AI confidence without the weekly rush, but not all “AI for teachers” courses carry the same weight in appraisal or CPD logs. This buyer’s guide helps you choose credentials that stand up to scrutiny by focusing on evidence of learning, classroom transfer, and policy safety. You’ll find a practical selection rubric, three choose-one pathways (beginner, classroom practice, leadership), and a curated shortlist with proof of learning and caveats. There’s also a time-boxed five-day plan and a one-page outcomes checklist you can submit as CPD evidence.
AI Resolutions for Teachers
December 30, 2024
Term 2 is when good intentions usually collide with reality. This practical AI resolutions checklist helps you turn New Year enthusiasm into six weeks of tiny, time‑boxed habits that actually survive once school gets busy. Each habit takes about ten minutes to set up, has clear boundaries, and comes with “stop if…” rules so you stay in control. Use it to test AI for planning, marking, in‑lesson support and communication without overhauling your whole practice – and finish the half‑term with a clear decision about what to keep, tweak or drop.
Holiday Reading: Best AI in Education Books
December 20, 2024
The holidays can be the perfect moment to explore AI in education without the pressure of term‑time. This curated reading list is designed as a self‑directed CPD programme, not just a pile of worthy titles. Each book is mapped to specific school roles – from classroom teacher to senior leader, SENDCo and IT lead – with clear “try this in January” actions you can use straight away. Dip into one pathway or mix and match to build your own AI CPD plan that feels realistic, practical and grounded in everyday school life.
English LGR22 Translation: What It Means
December 13, 2024
Skolverket’s official English translation of LGR22 gives international schools in Sweden a shared reference point, but it does not remove the need for careful, local interpretation and consistent routines. This guide shows how to use the translation for onboarding and alignment, while building a bilingual “curriculum working pack” that includes kommentarmaterial, bedömningsstöd and local policies. You’ll find practical AI workflows for translation, summarisation and concept explainers that preserve formatting, reduce misinterpretation risk, and support non-Swedish-speaking staff without creating parallel curricula.
Year One Reflections on AI in Classrooms
November 28, 2024
After a full year of AI tools in everyday classroom practice, many schools are asking a simple question: what actually worked? This article draws on mini case studies from teachers across phases and subjects to surface the routines that stuck, the workflows that quietly failed, and the patterns that emerged in real classrooms. Rather than re-explaining tools or policies, it distils front-line experience into a practical set of repeatable strategies, red flags and "if we were starting again" tips to help schools refine their AI plans for 2025.
LGR22 in Practice: AI for New Teachers
September 16, 2024
Starting a new term with LGR22 can feel like learning a new professional language, especially for newly qualified and international teachers. This guide offers a practical “translation layer”: how to use AI to turn the syllabus components (syfte, centralt innehåll by stage, and betygskriterier E/C/A) into a coherent planning-and-assessment workflow. You’ll see worked examples, built-in checks to avoid treating centralt innehåll as cumulative, and a Year 6 rubric model that helps you calibrate grading with confidence and consistency.
Human + AI: The Co‑Pilot Model in Teaching
July 25, 2024
AI is often seen as a planning tool or a distant threat, but its real power emerges when it works alongside teachers in the live flow of the school day. This article walks through a full day in three phases – before, during and after lessons – showing which tasks stay firmly human, which can be safely delegated to AI, and how to design simple, repeatable co‑pilot routines. You will find practical examples for different subjects, safeguards for professional judgement and data, and ideas for working with colleagues to embed a sustainable Human + AI approach.
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