What you need to know – the education center

Artificial intelligence (AI) is there to stay. It already has a significant impact in the public sector – from police assistance to identify criminals to improve cancer screening in the NHS.

This is why we bring the AI ​​revolution in class – to use it to modernize our education system, support our teachers and deliver to our children.

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

Are teachers allowed to use AI?

Yes, teachers can use AI to help things such as prices planning, creating resources, marking of work, comments and administrative tasks management. But they must use their professional judgment and verify that all that the AI ​​generates is correct and appropriate – the final responsibility always rests with them and their school.

Schools and colleges can establish their own rules on the use of AI, as long as they follow legal requirements concerning data protection, children's security and intellectual property.

More information on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education can be found in our policy document.

How could AI help teachers?

From writing the curriculum plans to the production of high -quality educational resources, AI has the potential to reduce time teachers Go on administrative tasks, so that they can focus on what they do best – teach and support their students.

There is so much unexploited potential for AI to lend a hand to teachers with life in class. This is why we finance the development of new AI tools for education. These tools really extend the capacities of what AI can do – from the evaluation of the handwritten work in the way of making comments on the geography cards drawn by hand and even to recognize the welding errors on the circuits printed by the engineering students.

The time previously devoted to heavy marking and the administrator allows teachers to focus on face -to -face teaching.

Will teachers be replaced by AI?

Absolutely not.

Teachers are irreplaceable and AI could never replace the professional judgment of teachers and the personal relationships they have with their students.

We develop AI tools specifically to support teachers, and not to replace the unique role they play in education. These tools are designed to manage repetitive tasks that are currently moving away from the energy of teachers from face to face.

Good teachers are essential to increase education standards. The use of AI to reduce the workload could also help to meet the recruitment and retention challenges in teaching – help to restore education as an attractive profession. These tools have the potential to make a difference in the daily life of teachers and will help them focus on what matters, teaching.

Are students allowed to use AI?

It is up to schools and colleges to decide if students can use AI, but they must have the right guarantees in place. This means close surveillance, using tools with safety and filtering characteristics, and ensuring that students respect age restrictions – many AI tools are 18+. Schools must also think about how AI affects learning and if homework policies must be updated.

Each school can choose how and when AI is used. Some might allow it in certain subjects or groups of year, while others may decide that it is just for teachers. Whatever they choose, keeping students in safety should always go first.

How could AI help students?

The evidence shows that high -quality personalized comments strengthen the realization and that AI tools can help. This means getting more of what makes the biggest difference in their learning – high -quality face to face teaching and personalized comments.

AI tools can accelerate marking and help teachers better understand the progress of each student, so that they can adapt their teaching to what each child needs. This will not replace the important relationship between students and teachers – this will strengthen it by making precious teachers to focus on the human side of teaching that makes all the difference in the way students learn.

What do you do to develop AI in education?

Investing in AI tools, teachers and managers Upskilling, and, and to collect evidence of how teachers and students use AI, we are already studying how we can take advantage of AI in education.

These are just the first steps, but we already have it:

• Launched AI tools for the education competition and the content store

In August 2025, we announced two exciting initiatives to stimulate the education technology sector and help create tools that will support teachers' workload.

Store content is a data library of 3 million pounds sterling funded by the Department of Sciences and Technology which will be used to provide high -quality AI models with high -quality educational information, such as programs and brand schemes. This means that AI products will be even more effective in producing resources to help teachers.

We also announced the AI tools for education: 1 million sterling books for funding through the innovation innovation program UK. This has been awarded to 16 technology suppliers to use content store information to create AI tools that will help teacher workload at all key steps.

• Invested up to 2 million pounds sterling in AI tools for Oak National Academy

This boost for Oak National Academy, a free, optional and high -quality digital study resources provider, has helped develop and improve OAK AI tools. Oak National Academy launched a lesson assistant fueled by AIA, Aila, to help teachers reduce their workload. OAK worked with promoters of experts, teachers and other education specialists to create a tool that teachers report allowed them from around 3 to 4 hours per week in the planning of lessons.

• Develop a new training and guidance package for teachers and managers

We create simple training and resources to help teachers and school leaders to use AI with confidence.

For teachers, we are developing simple online guides that explain the basics of AI and provide practical advice to use AI safely with young people. These resources will show teachers how to use AI tools to reduce administrative tasks, giving them more time to focus on the supply of inspiring lessons and less time on paperwork.

For school heads, we provide full support for AI management in all of their school circles. These guidelines will help them effectively integrate AI into their digital strategy, with real examples of the way other schools have successfully implemented AI. We also include information on research on the educational advantages of using AI in schools.

This work responds directly to what schools asked – practical help to use AI safely while freeing precious teaching time.

How do you make sure students have access to good technology?

We invest 45 million pounds sterling to improve digital connectivity schools At the national level, specifically targeting the digital divide during the coming year. This funding includes 25 million pounds sterling for improvements in wireless networks and 20 million pounds sterling for fibers upgradesEnsuring reliable internet access becomes standard in all schools.

We believe that each child deserves equal access to digital learning opportunities. This investment will help ensure that no student is disadvantaged by lack of access to technology, while helping teachers exploit progress in educational technology in their classrooms. In addition to this immediate investment, we launched a consultation On our long -term strategy to reduce the digital divide, with a particular emphasis on the establishment of new digital and technological standards for schools and colleges across the country.