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 What are the potential gains to students/staff/individuals/schools/EiM?

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Opportunity: How might we promote responsible and ethical use of AI among students and staff?

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Opportunity: How might we promote responsible and ethical use of AI among students and staff?

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Opportunity: How might we use AI to reduce teacher workload and empower them to innovate in their teaching?

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Opportunity: How might we use AI to reduce teacher workload and empower them to innovate in their teaching?

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Opportunity: How might we teach students to think critically and creatively when using AI tools?

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Opportunity: How might we teach students to think critically and creatively when using AI tools?

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Opportunity: How might we ensure all students and staff benefit equitably from AI-enhanced learning opportunities?

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Opportunity: How might we ensure all students and staff benefit equitably from AI-enhanced learning opportunities?

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Opportunity: How might we prepare our school community to navigate and lead through rapid technological change?

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Opportunity: How might we prepare our school community to navigate and lead through rapid technological change?

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Not everyone has equal access to AI tools. If we expect students to use them, we need to make sure everyone has the same opportunities and support.

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also If we rely too much on AI, students might miss out on building their own skills in thinking, writing, and creating.

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1. How might we promote responsible and ethical use of AI among students and staff?

Potential Gains:

Students develop digital citizenship and critical thinking skills.

Teachers feel confident modelling ethical AI use.

Parents trust the school to prepare their children for a tech-rich world.

The school becomes a leader in future-ready education.

What Needs to Happen:

Develop a shared AI usage policy and integrate it into your Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).

Build age-appropriate curriculum content around AI ethics and digital literacy.

Offer regular workshops for teachers, students, and parents.

Barriers:

Limited staff knowledge/confidence in AI ethics.

Lack of agreed-upon standards for AI use in education.

Rapid changes outpacing policy updates.

Your Influence:

Establish a working group to co-design ethical guidelines.

Lead by example in transparent, responsible AI use.

Share success stories and practical classroom applications to build momentum.

2. How might we use AI to reduce teacher workload and empower them to innovate in their teaching?

Potential Gains:

Teachers reclaim time for relationship-building and high-impact instruction.

Staff well-being improves.

Students benefit from more personalised and engaging learning experiences.

What Needs to Happen:

Identify high-burden tasks that AI can streamline (e.g., admin, marking, lesson planning).

Provide training and showcase tools that are easy to integrate.

Create time and space for staff to experiment with AI tools safely.

Barriers:

Teacher scepticism or fear of “replacement.”

Inconsistent access to high-quality AI tools.

Professional learning not tailored to individual teacher needs.

Your Influence:

Model usage of AI for admin and communication in leadership.

Celebrate small wins from teachers experimenting with AI.

Allocate time for staff-led workshops and peer coaching.

3. How might we teach students to think critically and creatively when using AI tools?

Potential Gains:

Students become discerning users, not passive consumers.

Creativity flourishes as students use AI as a partner, not a crutch.

Deeper learning occurs through reflection, evaluation, and revision.

What Needs to Happen:

Design learning tasks that require student judgement, reflection, and human creativity.

Scaffold the use of AI tools with metacognitive questions.

Encourage projects where students compare AI-generated and human work.

Barriers:

Pressure for fast outputs may lead to overreliance.

Teachers may not yet have pedagogical models for using AI in this way.

Some tools lack transparency (black-box nature of AI).

Your Influence:

Embed critical AI use in curriculum expectations.

Offer model lessons and team-teaching opportunities.

Build a shared bank of examples and good practice.

4. How might we ensure all students benefit equitably from AI-enhanced learning opportunities?

Potential Gains:

Students with additional needs, EAL learners, and underperforming students access more personalised support.

The digital divide is narrowed.

All students have the chance to build future-ready skills.

What Needs to Happen:

Audit current access to devices and tools.

Select inclusive AI tools that support translation, text-to-speech, scaffolding, etc.

Train staff to use tools with equity in mind.

Barriers:

Cost of licenses or hardware.

Staff may not know which tools are most effective for specific needs.

Risk of students being labelled or over-supported by AI rather than challenged.

Your Influence:

Use EdTech budgets strategically to prioritise equity.

Partner with SEN/EAL teams to co-deliver training.

Monitor usage to ensure no group is disproportionately excluded.

5. How might we prepare our school community to navigate and lead through rapid technological change?

Potential Gains:

Staff and students become adaptive, innovative, and resilient.

Families trust the school to remain future-focused.

The school builds a reputation as a thought leader in digital transformation.

What Needs to Happen:

Develop a clear vision for AI integration tied to your school’s values.

Set up systems for ongoing exploration, such as “AI Innovation Labs” or Futures Weeks.

Build student voice into decision-making about technology.

Barriers:

“Initiative fatigue” if AI is seen as just another fad.

Lack of clarity or alignment with the wider school strategy.

Overemphasis on tools, not thinking.

Your Influence:

Embed AI and future-readiness into your strategic plan.

Encourage cross-functional teams to pilot innovations.

Host regular reflection points to course-correct and scale successes.

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 What needs to happen for these recommendations to become reality?

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 What needs to happen for these recommendations to become reality?

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1. Meeting with all staff to talk about the Technology Try-out

2. Departments provided a budget and in their department meetings decide the technology they want to invest in and try out

3. Term 1 to trial it in their respective areas

4. Departments produce a report of the pros and cons

5. End of term 1 - Teach meet where ideas are shared

6. Best technologies are voted for and shared with EIM

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Objective:To build a collaborative, evidence-informed suite of impactful AI tools used across the school network by engaging all staff in hands-on exploration, reflection, and peer sharing.

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Objective:To build a collaborative, evidence-informed suite of impactful AI tools used across the school network by engaging all staff in hands-on exploration, reflection, and peer sharing.

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Recommendations for Implementing a Network-Wide AI Tool Trial and Sharing Initiative

1. Potential Gains

a. Students

Benefit from improved teaching efficiency, feedback, and personalised learning.

Indirectly experience more innovative, responsive, and engaging classroom experiences.

Are better prepared for a world where AI is part of everyday life.

b. Staff (Teaching & Business Support)

Gain confidence with AI through low-stakes exploration.

Save time on repetitive tasks and increase capacity for high-value work.

Develop professionally by sharing ideas and learning from peers across the network.

c. Schools

Build a culture of innovation and reflective practice.

Identify scalable tools that improve outcomes and reduce inefficiencies.

Encourage cross-functional collaboration across roles and departments.

d. Individuals

Feel empowered and valued for their contributions to innovation.

Grow digital competence, adaptability, and professional agency.

e. EiM (Network Level)

Create a clear, replicable model of best practice around AI integration.

Position EiM as a future-ready, progressive organisation.

Strengthen consistency, collaboration, and strategic alignment across schools.

2. What Needs to Happen

Leadership endorsement and clear communication of the initiative’s purpose.

Curated menu of AI tools, segmented by role, with starter guides.

Simple feedback system for reflection and sharing (e.g. Google Forms or Padlets).

Scheduled sharing sessions at school level, with time protected for participation.

A process for selecting and evaluating top ideas (school and network level).

Final collation of impactful tools into a user-friendly, accessible toolkit.

3. Barriers to Success

Time constraints — staff may feel they don’t have time to trial something new.

Confidence gaps — staff with lower digital confidence may hesitate to participate.

Misalignment — some tools may not feel relevant to certain roles.

Tokenism risk — without meaningful follow-up, it may be viewed as a one-off gimmick.

Sustainability — tools may not be maintained or kept updated over time.

4. Your Influence (as Leaders)

Champion the vision – communicate why this matters and how it links to broader goals (innovation, collaboration, impact).

Model participation – try a tool yourselves and share your reflections.

Make space – build time into INSETs, team meetings, or development time.

Support and scaffold – ensure all staff have access to training and support.

Celebrate early wins – spotlight creative or impactful uses quickly and often.

Ensure follow-through – oversee the creation of the final toolkit and make it easy to access, use, and evolve.