The UK Department for Education has released free official training modules to guide educators and leaders on using AI effectively and responsibly.
🎓 Modules for Teachers & Education Staff:
1. Understanding AI in Education –Module 1
Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges understand how to use AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively in their settings.
This module provides basic information about:
✓what AI is
✓how AI works
✓the importance of using AI alongside teachers’ expertise and experience to unlock more meaningful time with pupils and students
2. Interacting with Generative AI – Module 2
Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges use generative AI (artificial intelligence) in education settings
✔️This module provides information about:
✅how to use a generative AI tool
✅the importance of, and reasons for, checking the output of AI tools
✅some of the issues associated with generative AI tools
3. Safe Use of Generative AI – Module 3
We recommend that everyone follows this module.
This module provides important information about:
- the main risks relating to:
- safeguarding
- ethics
- data
- intellectual property
- how you can mitigate against the risks
- what you must do to use generative AI safely
4. Use Cases of Generative AI – Module 4
Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges understand the risks of using AI (artificial intelligence) and how to mitigate against them.
We recommend that everyone follows this module.
This module provides important information about:
the main risks relating to:
safeguarding
ethics
data
intellectual property
how you can mitigate against the risks
what you must do to use generative AI safely
For School & College Leaders:
• Using AI in Education – Leadership Support
Free support materials for school and college leaders about using AI (artificial intelligence) effectively and safely.
These materials provide information about:
✅the opportunities of AI
✅the safety requirements of using AI
✅how to conduct an audit of your current use of AI
✅what to consider when planning to use AI
✅help with embedding AI into your wider digital strategy.
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