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The latest news, analysis and advice on the use of technology in the classroom, including new trends, policy and best-practice tips and techniques

Friday

20th Jun 2025

Do we need adults in the exam hall?
England’s biggest exam board sees AI invigilation as the future for GCSEs and A levels, but others warn of potential risks – including for students with SEND. ÌÇÐÄVlog explores the pros and cons
Ai invigilation

Saturday

14th Jun 2025

How Benjamin Bloom inspired my use of AI
Rather than approaching generative AI as one-way communication, teachers should use it to create a feedback loop, suggests Jack Dougall
How Benjamin Bloom inspired my use of AI

Friday

13th Jun 2025

DfE confirms AI used in evidence analysis for curriculum review
Government says the use of artificial intelligence is now ‘common practice’ for large consultations, as school leaders question why the role of AI in the curriculum review was not stated at the start
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Thursday

12th Jun 2025

Global schools group’s AI hub will harness ‘billions of data points’
GEMS Education says its artificial intelligence hub will offer a ‘real-world testing ground’ for researchers and edtech innovators
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Tuesday

10th Jun 2025

DfE sets out how schools can ‘safely’ use AI
New guidance for schools on using AI can help to cut teachers’ workload, says the government
Guidance on the use of AI for schools has been published

Friday

6th Jun 2025

Call for transparency over AI role in curriculum review
The DfE won’t confirm whether AI is being used to analyse 7,000 submissions to the curriculum and assessment review
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Friday

23rd May 2025

Warning over ‘excess of caution’ in introducing digital exams
Concerns raised about the wait for on-screen assessment after AQA chief tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that digital exams in a major subject are not expected until 2035 at earliest
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Wednesday

21st May 2025

How Scottish schools are being equipped for AI-based learning
An AI curriculum framework for Scotland claims to be the world’s first to put children’s rights at its heart. As tools for navigating AI in education are launched today, Dr Jasmeen Kanwal sets out the key principles
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Tuesday

20th May 2025

GEMS sets out major AI push across teacher training and curricula
International schools group to introduce subject-specific ‘AI agents’ in classrooms, to help with instruction, assessment and lesson planning
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Thursday

15th May 2025

Use AI cameras to invigilate GCSEs, says exam board chief
AQA chief executive also tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that digital exams in a major subject may not be ready until at least 2035
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Why we have an online teaching day once a term
An international school leader in Kenya explains that, far from turning their back on remote teaching after the pandemic, they now return to it regularly
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Tuesday

13th May 2025

How Estonia became education’s newest rising star
Estonia is one of Pisa’s biggest success stories, but what’s behind the country’s impressive results? Henry Hepburn finds out in an exclusive interview with education minister Kristina Kallas
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