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Notes from Richard for St Giles CofE primary

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Fast drawing for everyone. AutoDraw pairs machine learning with drawings from talented artists to help you draw stuff fast.

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From Richard Smith

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Computing at School (CAS) is a community of teachers, academics and industry professionals that support Computing education in UK schools.

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Using AI and technology in education to improve pupil outcomes and reduce staff workload.

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Explore the DfE and DSIT's plan for using AI and technology to improve pupil outcomes and reduce teacher workload.

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Useful oversight of dates and ideas

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Integrating AI into the UK School Curriculum - Digital Resistance

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A strategic roadmap to integrate AI into the UK school curriculum by 2030, focusing on safety, ethics, and digital literacy

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Generative AI: product safety expectations

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These expectations outline the capabilities and features that generative artificial intelligence (AI) products and systems should meet to be considered safe for users in educational settings. They are are mainly intended for edtech developers and suppliers to schools and colleges.

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Our free magazine for computing and digital making educators around the world.

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Generative AI in education: opportunities and challenges

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Generative AI in education: opportunities and challenges

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This official DfE guidance outlines the government's approach to supporting the education sector in harnessing the potential of generative AI while mitigating risks. Essential reading for understanding the UK's policy framework.

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Based on the 4 definitions from Richard

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A fantastic web-based tool that introduces machine learning concepts to children through Scratch. The platform offers hands-on projects that teach AI concepts in an age-appropriate way for Key Stage 2 and 3 students.

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An educational tool for teaching kids about machine learning, by letting them train a computer to recognise text, pictures, numbers, or sounds, and then make things with it in tools like Scratch.

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Resources for teaching AI concepts using the micro:bit platform. Includes projects that demonstrate how simple machine learning algorithms can be implemented on microcontroller devices.

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More micro:bit and AI resources

There's a huge community of people creating ways to teach AI and explore AI with micro:bits. If you're interested in finding out more, here's a selection to try.

The listings below are not officially supported by the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, so please contact each provider directly with any support questions.

Using micro:bit with AI

Support for teaching AI

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A collection of AI-focused projects using Raspberry Pi hardware. These resources demonstrate how to implement computer vision, natural language processing, and other AI capabilities using affordable computing resources.

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Our free resources for AI education for teachers and young people in schools, clubs, and at home. Plus research and thought leadership.

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AI Literacy Toolkit for Families | Common Sense Education

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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A comprehensive resource pack for educators looking to introduce AI concepts in the classroom. Includes lesson plans, activities, and assessment ideas aligned with UK curriculum standards.

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Microsoft 365 AI Education Tools | Microsoft Education

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Explore AI tools in the classroom with Microsoft Education. See how you can use AI to personalize learning experiences, and empower students and educators alike with Microsoft 365 AI resources.

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Educational materials developed by the UK's national institute for data science and AI. These resources connect AI concepts to real-world applications and research, suitable for KS3 through to higher education.

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A free online course introducing AI concepts in an accessible way. While designed for adults, the materials can be adapted for use with higher ability KS3 and KS4 students.

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In spring 2018, MinnaLearn and the University of Helsinki came together with the aim of helping people to be empowered, not threatened, by artificial intelligence. Together, they built the Elements of AI to teach the basics of AI to people from a wide range of backgrounds.

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A free online introduction to artificial intelligence for non-experts

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Learn more about MinnaLearn's and the University of Helsinki's AI course - no programming or complicated math required.

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While US-based, these guidelines for teaching AI to K-12 students provide excellent frameworks that can be adapted to the UK curriculum. Includes concept maps and progression pathways.

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The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and the Computer Science Teachers Association

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Code Club’s AI projects make exploring AI and ML a blast. You can learn more about the projects in our ‘Taking your first steps into AI’ blog. With hands-on activities and fun challenges, they’re the perfect way to spark a passion for these exciting technologies.

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Get your Code Club coding with AI and ML

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The global network of free computer programming clubs for young people.

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Schools also have plenty of their own problems to address with AI, such as equity concerns, privacy worries, AI bullying and students using AI in unwise ways such as turning to the technology to diagnose mental health issues.

“When working with school systems across the country, we work to create spaces where communities — parents, students, teachers — can be a part of this change. Through a series of engagements, we’re pairing AI Literacy with genuine listening and working to understand families’ concerns so they feel that schools are equipped to support their children’s AI readiness. Our belief is that the more parents and educators can come together around this issue, the better prepared the next generation will be to thrive in an AI-driven world,” said Alex Kotran, co-founder and CEO of the AI Education Project.

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Classroom resources developed to introduce AI concepts to primary school students. The materials use unplugged activities and simple programming tasks to build understanding of AI fundamentals.

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Three dynamic unplugged activities, each rooted in real-life applications of Artificial Intelligence. From decoding patterns to problem-solv

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Presentation from Stuart Davison 27/04/26

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DFE Research: Responsible technology adoption: AI

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DFE Research: Responsible technology adoption: AI

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From a young age, people express themselves and their creativity through drawing. We created an AI system research demo to easily bring artwork to life through animation, and we are now releasing the animation code along with a novel dataset of nearly 180,000 annotated amateur drawings to help other AI researchers and creators to innovate further. To our knowledge, this is the first annotated dataset to feature this kind of artwork.

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Transform static sketches into fun animations.

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For 14-19 year olds: A recent BBC Bitesize and 5 Live Teen Summit Survey revealed that a third (30%) of teenagers are worried about AI’s impact on issues including careers, creativity and the spread of misinformation. A quarter (24%) also struggled to find out where to learn about AI and how best to use it. This new Bitesize campaign and free learning resources are a perfect way to support young people to embrace AI’s potential!

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A fun and engaging collection of films for teenagers to enable you to thrive in an AI world.

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From Richard Smith 29/04/26

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It’s already having a significant impact across the public sector -  from helping police identify criminals to improving cancer screening in the NHS.

That’s why we are bringing the AI revolution to classroom – using it to modernise our education system, to back our teachers and deliver for our children and learners.

Here is everything you need to know about how AI can transform education.

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AI in schools and colleges: what you need to know

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. It’s already having a significant impact across the public sector - from helping police identify criminals to improving cancer screening in the NHS. That’s why we are bringing the AI revolution to classroom – using it to modernise our education system, to back our teachers and deliver for our children.

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By Richard Smith 9th March 2026

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As listed by Shropshire LA

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West Midlands Regional Community Meeting April 26 BD

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A selection of lesson ideas for exploring AI literacy and AI theory with students.​