‘…teachers can use AI to help with things like planning lessons, creating resources, marking work, giving feedback, and handling administrative tasks. But they need to use their professional judgement and check that anything AI generates is accurate and appropriate—the final responsibility always rests with them and their school. Schools and colleges can set their own rules on AI use, as long as they follow legal requirements around data protection, child safety, and intellectual property.’ (The education hub blog: Artificial intelligence in schools)

Artificial Intelligence offers UK teachers several advantages, including personalised learning, streamlined administrative tasks, and enhanced engagement. However, it also presents challenges including over-reliance on technology, and ethical concerns about data privacy. 

Advantages:

Disadvantages:

‘…AI technologies should be harnessed to realise benefits to education by giving staff more free time and professional control and by enhancing teaching and learning…Technology, including AI, has the potential to help improve teaching and learning, but it can also have detrimental impacts. Much depends on the priorities and ideology that guide its development, adoption and implementation. This includes the commercial goals and motivations of the companies producing and selling the technology. It is often claimed that AI and other forms of edtech will reduce workload. However, this promise has not always materialised: teachers and leaders’ work is sometimes displaced and shifted towards more routine tasks and the administration of the technology itself…A place to start is always by talking to your colleagues and discussing the issue, asking about how and whether they use AI, what their experience has been. There may be opportunities to use discussion about AI to open wider questions about how technology is used in your school.’ (NEU: AI in education)

This blog was written by Bretta Townend-Jowitt, Education Consultant and Trainer.