Vibe Coding and Computing Curricula
January 13, 2026
If leading software engineers are using AI to generate, inspect and refine code, school Computing needs a measured response rather than panic. GCSE and A-Level courses should not drop programming, because fluency still matters. But they do need to place more weight on reading code, tracing logic, debugging faults, verifying outputs and judging AI-generated solutions. This article explores what professional practice is changing, what remains constant, and how departments can update schemes of work, homework and assessment so students are prepared for a world where writing code is only one part of the job.
ChatGPT Health and European Schools
January 5, 2026
A major AI health launch can quickly trigger interest from school leaders, PSHE leads and safeguarding teams, especially when headlines suggest new support for wellbeing conversations. Yet if a service is not available in the UK, EEA and Switzerland, schools need a calm, evidence-based response. This briefing explains how to verify geographic availability, avoid mistaken procurement assumptions, assess data protection and safeguarding risks, and put a no-regrets contingency plan in place using human-led support and approved alternatives for the current term.
January INSET AI Policy Sprint Pack
December 29, 2025
January is a practical moment to refresh your school’s AI acceptable use policy, especially after a busy autumn term and new governance developments. This sprint pack turns policy review into a focused 90-minute INSET session, with clear discussion prompts, lift-and-adapt clauses, and implementation steps for the first month back. It also highlights what has changed for 2026, including EU AI Act phase-in, updated DfE guidance, and the rise of long-context and agent-like tools.
End-of-Term AI Privacy Audit Checklist
December 17, 2025
End of term is one of the best times to review how AI tools are handling staff and pupil data. This practical checklist helps schools identify which tools have actually been used, what information sits inside them, who owns the accounts, and whether retention, export and deletion routes are clear. Using disappearing chat history after consent changes as a cautionary example, the article shows how to reduce risk before the holidays and set up simpler, safer governance for the new term.
LGR22 History with AI Source Criticism Workflows
December 16, 2025
History under LGR22 is about evidence, perspective, causation and justified conclusions, not just recall. This guide shows how Swedish teachers can use Meet the Character as the lead tool in a structured source criticism workflow, with concrete Gustav Vasa and Viking examples. It also shows how Concept Explainer, Quiz Generator and Lesson Planner can turn one strong AI activity into a coherent history sequence that is practical, inspection-ready and easy to repeat.
Claude Opus 4.5 School Briefing
December 12, 2025
Anthropic’s Infinite Chats feature changes how schools may use AI over time, especially for extended research, curriculum planning, and iterative drafting. The opportunity is clear: longer-running conversations can support richer projects and reduce repeated setup work. Yet schools also need stronger habits around evidence, privacy, safeguarding, and staff judgement. This briefing explains what changed, where the gains may be strongest, and how to build safe workflow patterns that do not drift into unsafe data sharing or over-reliance on one ever-growing chat thread.
Black Friday 2025: AI Deals for UK Schools
November 28, 2025
Black Friday can feel like a rare chance to “save” on AI subscriptions, but schools don’t buy like consumers. This UK-school-first guide helps you judge whether an EdTech AI deal is genuinely cheaper over the year, and how to spot common dark patterns such as auto-renew traps, seat minimums, and misleading “free” add-ons. You’ll also find a practical 60-minute mini-procurement workflow with UK GDPR/DPIA prompts, safeguarding checks, approvals, budget coding, and cancellation controls.
ChatGPT Turns 3: Education Impact Assessment
November 28, 2025
Three years after ChatGPT’s release, schools have enough experience to judge what has genuinely become settled practice and what remains volatile. This impact review offers a practical, evidence-pack approach for leaders: what to measure, what to stop measuring, and which artefacts to collect so decisions are defensible. It maps key shifts in policy, classroom routines and assessment integrity from 2022–2025, then sets out a realistic 2026 outlook without triggering tool sprawl. It finishes with a one-page SLT/governor briefing template for decisions in the next 30 days.
Anti-Bullying Week digital citizenship response kit
November 12, 2025
Anti-Bullying Week works best when it moves beyond awareness and into response readiness. This practical “digital citizenship incident response kit” helps schools rehearse cyberbullying scenarios, use calm first-response scripts, and follow a clear reporting-and-recording route that pupils, staff and parents/carers can understand. You’ll find copy-and-adapt vignettes for KS2–KS5, guidance on evidence and safe storage, and curriculum links that join PSHE and Computing without turning it into a one-off assembly.
Remembrance: Teaching History Sensitively with AI
November 10, 2025
Remembrance teaching asks for careful language, accurate sources, and thoughtful representation—yet AI can unintentionally sensationalise trauma, flatten complex histories, or invent “authentic-sounding” details. This article offers a practical teacher-in-the-loop workflow for drafting assemblies, readings, and enquiries with AI while running three mandatory checks: emotional safety, representation and bias, and source integrity. You’ll also find prompt patterns, classroom routines that model verification without making it an “AI lesson”, a short transparency note for pupils and families, and a printable one-page checklist with a sign-off record.
Black History Month: an AI representation audit
October 24, 2025
AI can speed up Black History Month planning, but it can also reproduce stereotypes, omit key figures, and quietly centre “default whiteness” in images and text. This article offers a practical representation audit you can run on AI-generated classroom materials: images, short biographies, and display language. You’ll find a bias-checking workflow, quick critical media literacy activities for pupils, and a printable-style checklist to improve the final version. The goal is simple: safer, more accurate, more inclusive materials—made transparently.
World Mental Health Day: AI wellbeing copilot
October 10, 2025
World Mental Health Day is a timely moment to strengthen school wellbeing systems, but AI must be used carefully. This guide sets out a “wellbeing copilot” approach: low-stakes chatbot support for check-ins, signposting and staff workload relief, while safeguarding stays firmly human-led. You’ll find non-negotiable boundaries, escalation routes, and record-keeping expectations, alongside UK GDPR-friendly data minimisation. Practical scripts are included, plus a clear do-not-do list for pupil-facing mental health use and a simple week-one rollout plan.
Teaching AI Ethics: 2025/26 Classroom Kit
September 26, 2025
AI ethics lessons can’t rely on one-off trolley problems any more. In 2025/26, pupils are encountering agentic AI, deepfake voice, AI companions, and AI used in school admin—often before adults realise. This classroom kit offers 12 updated, phase-banded case studies with teacher notes, a repeatable 10–20 minute discussion protocol that builds reasoning rather than ‘hot takes’, and low-marking assessment ideas that capture evidence of process. You’ll also find safeguarding, privacy and inclusion checks, plus a printable prompt pack and one-page run sheet.
EU AI Act: One Year On
September 17, 2025
One year on from the EU AI Act, UK schools are not directly regulated by it, but many of the products schools buy are built, marketed, or supported by suppliers who are. This article translates “high-risk” thinking into a practical procurement and governance playbook: vendor questions, a simple risk register, and audit-ready documentation. It also shows how to align this work with UK expectations around data protection, safeguarding, and assessment integrity—without over-claiming legal obligations.
Year 7 Induction: Safe AI Charter in Tutor Time
September 10, 2025
This ready-to-run Year 7 tutor-time programme covers the first fortnight with low-stakes ice-breakers that build belonging while setting clear AI boundaries. Pupils co-create a one-page ‘Safe AI Charter’ anchored in a simple rule: no pupil data, no accounts, no screenshots of personal information. Across ten short sessions, tutors teach prompt hygiene, verification habits, and calm daily routines such as check-ins, device norms, and help-seeking scripts—reducing September anxiety and creating consistent expectations across subjects.