AI in Education News
What is happening with AI in schools, colleges and universities, from government policy to classroom practice. Checked at the source and updated every day.
By Dan Fitzpatrick, teacher, AI education specialist and bestselling author. Last updated .
The latest AI in education news: on 11 November 2026 the Office for Students said English universities must use secure, often AI-free assessment or face penalties, and on 13 November Turnitin's chief said UK universities had walked away. Each story is checked at the source and explained for schools.
We cover schools, colleges, universities and education policy in the UK, the US and worldwide. Each item is checked at its source, summarised in our own words and paired with what it means for schools. Newest stories come first.
13 Nov 2026: Turnitin chief says UK universities left over budget pressure and delays a contentious licence change
· Times Higher Education
Turnitin's chief executive told Times Higher Education the firm moved too fast on a licence update that worried UK universities about student work being used for AI. He says papers would not train large language models, only a small classifier, and the update is delayed by at least a year.
Why it matters for schools: it shows how student data terms and AI detection claims are now shaping contract decisions, a useful prompt when reviewing your own edtech agreements.
Topics: turnitin, ai detection, student data, uk universities, licence agreement, edtech contracts, ai classifier
13 Nov 2026: Investigation finds journals publishing AI-generated papers under prominent academics' names
· Inside Higher Ed
Times Higher Education, republished by Inside Higher Ed, found little-known journals posting shallow, apparently AI-generated papers credited to academics who did not write them, including well-known AI researchers. The titles share an editor and charge small fees, and papers reappeared under other names after complaints.
Why it matters for schools: it is a timely case study for teaching pupils and students to check sources and authorship before trusting or citing online research.
Topics: ai-generated papers, predatory journals, academic integrity, research misconduct, ai slop, scholarly publishing, source checking
12 Nov 2026: Harvard's Compass Collaborative offers an AI Guidance by Age tool for teachers and parents
· Harvard Graduate School of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education's Compass Collaborative has an AI Guidance by Age tool for educators, caregivers and learners. Users pick an age range and a developmental area, such as language and literacy, and see what is developing, emerging research on AI, and how AI might help or hinder, with recommendations and sources. The entries are framed as hypotheses.
Why it matters for schools: It gives staff a quick, age-specific starting point for AI policy and classroom decisions. Treat it as a prompt for discussion, since the tool itself says its entries are hypotheses rather than settled findings.
Topics: ai guidance by age, ai in schools, child development, ai learning research, harvard compass collaborative, ai policy for schools, teachers and ai
11 Nov 2026: Office for Students says universities must use secure, often AI-free, assessment or face penalties
· Office for Students
The Office for Students and Advance HE report on AI in English higher education, drawing on talks with over 300 students and staff. It finds AI can harm assessment validity, that detection tools are unreliable, and that closed-book exams and supervised tasks are most dependable. The regulator will require valid assessment and can penalise failures.
Why it matters for schools: sixth-form and college leaders preparing students for university should expect more in-person, AI-free assessment and clearer rules on acceptable AI use.
Topics: office for students, ai assessment, secure assessment, ai-free exams, advance he, university ai policy, academic integrity, england higher education
11 Nov 2026: Chicago parents, teachers and students protest Google Gemini in schools after its AI and Search warning
· Chalkbeat Chicago
About 30 people protested outside Google's Chicago office after the company said schools that switch off its AI mode would also lose its search engine. Organisers from Illinois Families for Public Schools want a three-year pause on generative AI in Chicago Public Schools, which is exploring ways to disable AI overviews.
Why it matters for schools: The row shows how quickly parent opinion on AI in schools is hardening. Decide how you will explain your AI and search settings to families, and document why each tool is on or off by age group.
Topics: ai in schools protest, google gemini schools, google ai overviews, chicago public schools, ai moratorium schools, parents and ai, ai policy for schools
10 Nov 2026: AFT, UFT and Anthropic sign a binding AI safety and privacy standard for US schools
· American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers, the United Federation of Teachers and Anthropic signed a binding AI safety and privacy agreement covering Claude for Teachers. It limits use of student and educator data, keeps educators responsible for consequential decisions, and requires plain-language information for schools and families. It applies automatically to existing district agreements.
Why it matters for schools: School leaders buying AI can now point to a contract standard to ask every vendor for, including who reviews AI-informed decisions and how long data is kept. Limits: it covers Claude for Teachers, not other tools built on Claude.
Topics: ai policy for schools, student data privacy, claude for teachers, aft, ai safety standard schools, ai in education news, us schools
10 Nov 2026: DfE opens consultation on a safety certification scheme for edtech and AI products in English schools
· Department for Education
England's Department for Education has published a consultation on introducing an edtech and AI product safety certification scheme. It asks how certification could help schools buy products more safely, cut workload and give suppliers a clear, proportionate way to show they meet safety standards. The consultation closes on 4 February 2027.
Why it matters for schools: If a scheme goes ahead, it could become a shortcut for procurement and safeguarding checks. School and trust leaders can respond now and note which AI tools they would want certified first.
Topics: dfe ai consultation, edtech safety certification, ai in schools england, ai procurement for schools, ai safety standards, dfe edtech, ai policy for schools
9 Nov 2026: Senator Markey asks Google to let schools turn off AI without losing Google Search
· Office of Senator Edward Markey
Senator Edward Markey has written to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai asking the company to let schools switch off generative AI features, including AI Overviews, Gemini and Guided Learning, while keeping Search available to K-12 students. He wants a reply by 30 November and asks for Google's research on the effects of these tools on children, including those under 13.
Why it matters for schools: Google's plan, announced on 3 November, ties student Search access to the AI settings a school chooses. School leaders should record their decision, check the effect on filtering and research-skills teaching, and watch whether Google changes the policy before it takes effect.
Topics: google ai in schools, google search for schools, ai overviews, gemini for education, k-12 ai policy, ai policy for schools, senator markey
9 Nov 2026: University of Chicago will require a first-year writing course that bans AI from next autumn
· Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed reports that the University of Chicago's new Center for Writing will require a first-year course in which AI is prohibited, starting next autumn. The same roundup notes that students at Eastern Illinois University gathered 529 signatures against AI and asked their student senate for rules on how faculty use it.
Why it matters for schools: Universities are separating AI-free spaces for building writing skills from AI-permitted work. Sixth forms and secondary schools preparing pupils for university can clarify which tasks are AI-free and explain why.
Topics: ai in higher education, university ai policy, ai writing ban, first-year writing, university of chicago, academic integrity, ai policy for universities
7 Nov 2026: Schools that switch off Google AI will also lose Google Search, Google's education chief confirms
· AI Educator Tools
In an AI Educator Tools article, Dan Fitzpatrick reports that Google's education vice president, Chris Phillips, told him schools cannot keep Google Search while removing AI Overviews. Under the opt-in changes expected from early 2027, schools that refuse AI in Search would have to disable Search entirely.
Why it matters for schools: Decide now whether student search, AI Overviews and Gemini will be enabled together, by age group, and record the reasoning in your AI policy before the early 2027 rollout.
Topics: google ai overviews, google search schools, gemini for education, ai policy for schools, google classroom, guided learning
6 Nov 2026: Parents sue Google over a school Chromebook and Gemini AI Mode after a 13-year-old's mental health crisis
· Education Week
Education Week reports that the parents of a 13-year-old girl filed a lawsuit against Google in Santa Clara County Superior Court on 4 November. It alleges her use of Gemini-powered AI Mode on a school-issued Chromebook contributed to a psychological crisis. Google had not responded when the report was published.
Why it matters for schools: Check which AI features are active on student devices, who receives safeguarding alerts and how quickly they reach a named person. These are allegations in a legal filing and have not been tested in court.
Topics: ai safeguarding schools, student wellbeing ai, google gemini schools, school chromebooks, ai chatbots children, ai policy for schools
3 Nov 2026: Google extends its free AI Educator Series for teachers to five more regions
· Google (The Keyword)
Google says its free, on-demand AI training for teachers will reach Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa in the coming months, after launches in the US, India, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, the UK and Ireland. It reports 80,000 educators trained in India in September, and new US modules on assessment and game-based learning from 4 November.
Why it matters for schools: Free AI training for teachers is a low-cost way to build staff confidence, but vendor-led courses will naturally centre the vendor's tools. Pair it with your own policy on which AI tools are approved.
Topics: free ai training for teachers, google ai educator series, teacher professional development, gemini for education, ai literacy teachers, google for education, ai cpd
3 Nov 2026: A New York school district uses AI to cut admin, starting with after-school bus routing
· Education Week
Education Week interviews Mike Ginestre, who leads a district of about 3,800 pupils near Buffalo. Mapping one after-school bus route by hand took roughly six hours, so the district built a routing tool with Claude to cut that to minutes. It is also planning AI digital coworkers for paperwork, and teachers may opt out.
Why it matters for schools: This is AI for school administration rather than pupil-facing use, which carries lower safeguarding risk. Business leaders can borrow the idea of piloting one narrow, measurable process first.
Topics: ai for school administration, school transport ai, district ai strategy, ai digital coworkers, ai efficiency schools, school leaders ai, ai opt out teachers
3 Nov 2026: Google will switch Gemini and Search off by default for school student accounts
Google says K-12 student accounts managed by schools will have Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search switched off unless administrators turn them on. It promises more detail in the coming months and gives no exact date. It also pilots a Guided Learning mode in Search in select US schools later in November.
Why it matters for schools: Declining Google's AI tools may mean students lose Search too, so every school needs a deliberate opt-in or opt-out decision, with safeguarding and grade-level controls reviewed before the change lands.
Topics: google gemini for education, ai policy for schools, google search for students, google classroom ai, k-12 ai opt-in, school safeguarding ai
3 Nov 2026: Google rolls out Guided Learning in Classroom worldwide, citing a University of Tokyo trial
Google is launching teacher-led Guided Learning in Google Classroom worldwide, letting teachers assign step-by-step coaching on course materials. In a randomised trial with over 300 University of Tokyo students, a statistics lesson raised scores by 5.3 points with standard web tools and 8.1 points with Guided Learning. A four-week pilot also ran in three UK secondary schools.
Why it matters for schools: This is a vendor-reported gain from one short university lesson, so use it as a reason to run a small classroom pilot, not as proof for younger pupils.
Topics: guided learning, google classroom ai, ai tutoring in schools, gemini for education, ai learning gains, uk schools ai pilot
2 Nov 2026: Measurement experts warn schools against using AI to write, mark or interpret tests
· Education Week (opinion)
Three members of a National Council on Measurement in Education taskforce argue in an Education Week opinion piece that AI-written assessments can look valid without being so. They flag bias risks for multilingual and disabled pupils, convincing but unreliable growth charts, and hidden error when AI interprets results.
Why it matters for schools: Teachers increasingly generate quizzes and analyse data with AI. Assessment leads should keep human checks on validity and fairness before results inform grades or interventions. This is an opinion piece, not a study.
Topics: ai assessment, ai generated tests, assessment validity, ai marking, ai bias in assessment, ncme, ai data analysis schools
2 Nov 2026: Inside Higher Ed survey finds nearly nine in ten faculty say AI has dented trust in student work
· Inside Higher Ed
An Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research survey, run from 21 September to 8 October 2026 with 1,665 responses, found nearly 90 per cent of faculty say AI has damaged their confidence that student work is authentic. Some 67 per cent said it harmed trust with students, and 18 per cent said it improved their ability to give individual support.
Why it matters for schools: Universities and sixth forms need clear assessment design and AI-use rules rather than relying on detection tools alone, and staff need support to apply them.
Topics: academic integrity ai, faculty survey ai, ai in higher education, ai and assessment, student trust, ai cheating
2 Nov 2026: AI in education research is weak, an audit of 14 meta-analyses finds, Education Week reports
· Education Week
Education Week reports that researcher Patrick O'Neill audited 14 meta-analyses claiming AI improves learning and found all fell short of basic research standards, mixing different pupils, outcomes and uses of AI. Some cited studies had statistical flaws or references that could not be found. A Stanford review is quoted as finding only 20 of over 800 studies had a strong causal design, none in K-12.
Why it matters for schools: Before buying AI tools or repeating headline learning gains, leaders should treat the evidence as thin and ask suppliers for independent, well-designed studies.
Topics: ai in education news, ai learning evidence, ai meta-analysis, ai edtech procurement, evidence-based ai teaching, ai impact on learning
30 Oct 2026: AI in education leadership survey finds nearly one in three US school and district leaders do not use AI for operations
· Education Week
An EdWeek Research Center survey of 852 educators, including 262 school and district leaders, found almost a third use AI for no operational purpose. Among those who do, communications, translation, strategic planning, staff evaluation and timetabling lead. Principals' representatives link the caution to student privacy worries, limited AI expertise among staff and the absence of national guidance.
Why it matters for schools: It gives a rare snapshot of AI in school management rather than classrooms, which is useful context for leaders drafting policy and training plans.
Topics: ai in education news, school leaders ai, ai for school operations, edweek research center, survey, student privacy, ai guidance, us schools
30 Oct 2026: AI in education and the future of work: how a Google DeepMind essay should change the careers question we ask students
· AI Educator Tools
A new essay from the Google DeepMind Institute examines what work means to people psychologically and what could change as AI transforms employment. In a new AI Educator Tools article, Dan Fitzpatrick argues that teachers should stop treating "what do you want to do?" as the central question and help pupils build identity beyond a job title.
Why it matters for schools: Careers lessons and everyday conversations often tie a child's identity to a future job. Schools can widen the question to include values, strengths and how pupils want to contribute, as AI changes the jobs market.
Topics: ai in education news, ai and careers, future of work, google deepmind, careers education, student identity, ai educator tools
28 Oct 2026: AI in higher education integrity case as Dartmouth provost resigns over undisclosed AI use in his writing
· Inside Higher Ed
Dartmouth's provost, Santiago Schnell, stepped down after an independent faculty and alumni committee concluded he had used AI to alter his writing substantially and had not been fully open about it. The panel relied on his university AI account logs rather than detectors. An interim provost will serve until June 2028.
Why it matters for schools: A senior leader held to academic integrity standards over AI use shows how disclosure expectations are tightening. Institutions may need clear AI rules for staff as well as students.
Topics: ai in education news, academic integrity, ai disclosure, dartmouth, university leadership, higher education, ai detection, us universities
26 Oct 2026: AI and screen time backlash becomes a US midterm election issue, Chalkbeat reports
· Chalkbeat
Chalkbeat reported on 26 October 2026 that criticism of classroom technology and AI is shaping the US midterm campaigns, with candidates from both parties promising limits. It cites at least 13 states with laws on AI in education and at least six that passed screen time legislation in 2026, and says neither party has yet claimed the issue.
Why it matters for schools: US leaders should expect more parent and board questions about AI and screen time after the elections, so a clear published reason for each tool is useful. UK schools may see a similar debate.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in schools, tech backlash schools, screen time, state ai policy, us education policy, school ai policy
26 Oct 2026: Maryland school board candidates are wary of AI as every district must now have an AI plan
· Maryland Matters
Maryland Matters reported on 26 October 2026 that more than 135 school board candidates will help oversee AI across the state's 24 districts. A state law passed in April required each school system to adopt an AI plan by early October. Most candidates favour careful use, with privacy and critical thinking the main worries.
Why it matters for schools: Elected boards now shape AI policy in practice, so leaders may need to explain tools, data use and human oversight to non-specialists. County policies already range from human review of AI content to allowing AI for tutoring and translation.
Topics: ai in education news, ai policy for schools, school ai policy, state ai policy, us schools, student data privacy, ai and critical thinking
24 Oct 2026: How to prepare students for an AI world without narrowing their options too early
· AI Educator Tools
In a new AI Educator Tools opinion article published on 24 October 2026, Dan Fitzpatrick asks whether steering teenagers towards narrow, sensible options early limits them in a world shaped by AI. He argues for keeping broad interests alive alongside deep practice, and for helping children investigate questions instead of always handing them the answer.
Why it matters for schools: It gives school leaders and parents a practical frame for options evenings and careers advice while AI changes the skills employers ask for. It is an opinion piece, not research.
Topics: ai in education news, ai careers, ai literacy, curriculum, careers advice for schools, ai and jobs, dan fitzpatrick
23 Oct 2026: AI majors in US and Canadian computer science departments rise from 57 to 107, says Northeastern database
· WBUR
WBUR reported on 23 October 2026 that Northeastern University's database of undergraduate AI degrees at US and Canadian colleges now counts 107 AI majors inside computer science departments, up from 57 in December. Its hosts, the Center for Inclusive Computing, say it helps school pupils find AI degree courses and widens access for beginners.
Why it matters for schools: Careers leaders and sixth form advisers can see how fast AI degree routes are growing, but the count covers only US and Canadian computing departments and likely undercounts programmes elsewhere, such as in business schools.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in higher education, ai degrees, ai majors, northeastern university, careers guidance, us colleges
23 Oct 2026: NYC schools AI ban list names 38 edtech products that must switch off student-facing AI
· Chalkbeat New York
Chalkbeat New York reported on 23 October 2026 that New York City's Education Department has flagged more than 38 previously approved products for removal or disabling of student-facing generative AI features, including the AI reading tutor Amira, used in over 200 schools, and the department's own chatbot teaching assistant. Some vendors dispute why they were flagged.
Why it matters for schools: The list shows that districts and suppliers can disagree about what counts as generative AI. Any school can ask its edtech suppliers in writing which features are generative and student-facing, and keep that record with its contracts.
Topics: ai in education news, nyc schools ai ban, ai in schools, school ai policy, edtech procurement, student ai tools, amira
22 Oct 2026: Gujarat drafts an AI training mission for 500,000 college students
· MediaNama
Gujarat's Higher Education Department has drafted an AI for Every Student Mission for 2026-27 covering about 500,000 college students on a Rs 20 crore budget, with clearances pending. About 5,000 faculty would become AI Master Trainers, and training would run at three levels of 8, 25 and 50 hours.
Why it matters for schools: It shows a large AI skills rollout being planned before student data rules fully apply, a gap other systems may face. Leaders can note the tiered training model.
Topics: ai in education news, gujarat ai mission, ai training for students, india higher education, ai skills, student data privacy
22 Oct 2026: University presidents call AI chaotic as the digital sovereignty debate reaches higher education
· Inside Higher Ed
An Inside Higher Ed editor's column reports college presidents describing AI as confusing and chaotic, with some institutions still lacking AI policies. It looks at digital sovereignty, where universities run their own systems rather than rely on big tech, and cites Syracuse's AI-agnostic platform as one example.
Why it matters for schools: Universities buying AI tools can weigh model-agnostic platforms against vendor lock-in. Leaders without an AI policy have a clear prompt to write one. This is an opinion column, so treat the figures as the author's reporting.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in higher education, digital sovereignty, university ai policy, syracuse university, big tech universities
22 Oct 2026: Academy trusts say AI tools are fuelling a surge in parent subject access requests
· Tes
Tes reported on 22 October 2026 that academy trusts are struggling with rising subject access requests. A survey of 23 trusts by Leigh Academies Trust's data protection officer found almost all named generative AI as the main driver of volume and complexity. Outwood Grange said its requests rose from 14 in 2018-19 to 376 in the latest year.
Why it matters for schools: Schools can check that their data protection officer has a documented process for subject access requests, including how to judge a reasonable and proportionate search, because AI-drafted requests are quick to send and some cite the wrong law, according to respondents.
Topics: ai in education news, subject access requests, ai and data protection, school data protection, multi-academy trusts, ai teacher workload, uk schools
22 Oct 2026: School trust boards should treat AI as a governance issue, argues CST director
· Schools Week
In a Schools Week opinion piece published on 22 October 2026, Samira Sadeghi, Director of Trust Governance at the Confederation of School Trusts, argues that boards do not need AI expertise but must make sure AI use is safe, ethical and accountable, and keep human judgement where values and risk are weighed.
Why it matters for schools: Governors and trustees can start with plain questions: where is AI used, who does it affect, what training is needed and where must a person decide. This is opinion rather than official guidance, and it points readers to a CST publication on governing AI in school trusts.
Topics: ai in education news, ai governance in schools, school trusts, ai policy for schools, confederation of school trusts, ai for school leaders
20 Oct 2026: AI in education and jobs: 48% of US employers expect AI to make degrees more important, Lumina-Gallup survey finds
· Inside Higher Ed
A Lumina Foundation and Gallup survey of 2,500 employers, fielded in August, found 48% think AI will raise the importance of college degrees over five years, against 26% who expect the opposite. Some 80% would prefer a graduate even where a degree is not required, and confidence in higher education is lower among very small firms.
Why it matters for schools: It cuts against the idea that AI will make degrees redundant, which matters for universities and for careers guidance in schools. Employer opinion is not the same as hiring outcomes.
Topics: ai in education news, graduate jobs, employer survey, lumina foundation, gallup, degrees and ai, higher education, us employers
20 Oct 2026: Evanston high school allows limited AI use in class if teachers approve and pupils disclose it
· The Daily Northwestern
Evanston Township High School's 2026-27 AI guidelines, following a new Illinois K-12 AI policy, let students use AI only with teacher authorisation and a disclosure statement. Undisclosed use counts as academic dishonesty, with penalties up to failing the course. Teachers are encouraged to check document revision history.
Why it matters for schools: It is a practical model of teacher-led, disclosure-based AI rules that other schools can adapt. Revision history is a simple alternative to unreliable AI detectors.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in schools, school ai policy, academic integrity, illinois ai policy, student ai disclosure
19 Oct 2026: NPR finds US schools have no reliable way to measure whether AI tools help pupils
· NPR
NPR's All Things Considered reported on 19 October 2026 that schools are trialling AI, from a feelings chatbot in Dayton, Ohio to AI maths tutoring in Wichita, Kansas, but cannot reliably measure its effect. Districts mostly rely on what students and staff say. Robin Lake of CRPE said innovation is outpacing evidence.
Why it matters for schools: Before scaling any AI pilot, leaders should decide what evidence of benefit they will collect, rather than relying on how popular a tool feels. Small, measured pilots are easier to defend to governors and parents.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in schools, ai pilots evidence, ai evaluation schools, edtech evidence, ai tutoring, ai policy for schools
16 Oct 2026: Ofqual's chief regulator warns schools against undiscriminating AI use
· Tes
Speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts conference in Birmingham, Ofqual chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham warned on 16 October 2026 against unselective use of AI in schools, as reported by Tes. He said pupils who hand their thinking to AI learn less, cautioned against AI output standing in for genuine work in qualifications, and compared the risk with unrestricted smartphone access.
Why it matters for schools: It signals how the exams regulator in England is thinking, so leaders drafting AI and coursework policy may want to show where pupils' own thinking remains visible. Tes limits free reading, so registration may be needed.
Topics: ofqual, ai in assessment, ai policy for schools, ai coursework, england schools, cognitive offloading, confederation of school trusts
15 Oct 2026: Newcastle and Westminster plan to drop Turnitin as UK universities review AI terms
· Times Higher Education via Inside Higher Ed
Times Higher Education reported on 15 October 2026 that Newcastle University will begin a phased withdrawal from Turnitin after 2026-27 and the University of Westminster will retire it when its contract ends in July 2027, following Southampton. Reasons cited include data terms linked to AI and doubts about AI detectors. Turnitin says it does not train generative AI on student work.
Why it matters for schools: Universities are questioning detection software and its data terms, a prompt for schools and colleges to check what suppliers do with pupil work before relying on AI detection results.
Topics: turnitin, ai detection, academic integrity ai, uk universities, student data privacy, ai in higher education
15 Oct 2026: Dutch minister calls AI-written theses fraud after broadcaster flags one in five
· Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education reported on 15 October 2026 that Dutch broadcaster RTL Nieuws ran the detector Pangram over hundreds of master's theses from 12 universities and flagged about a fifth as containing more AI-written than student-written text. Education minister Rianne Letschert called this fraud, while the universities' association said detection scores alone cannot prove misconduct.
Why it matters for schools: The row shows why detector scores are weak evidence on their own, and why final assignments may need designs where a student's process and understanding can be shown. Free registration is needed to read the full article.
Topics: ai written theses, ai detection, academic integrity ai, netherlands, ai and assessment, ai in higher education
15 Oct 2026: Three academy trusts describe how they use AI to support pupils with SEND
· Tes
Tes reported on 15 October 2026 on three English academy trusts using AI for special educational needs work. Bourne Education Trust is piloting an assistant for SEND records, Learning Academy Partnership uses an agent to draft support plan targets for about 30 pounds a month, and Creative Education Trust built AdaptEd on Copilot Studio, rolled out after feedback from 60 teachers.
Why it matters for schools: The examples are small, low-cost builds that keep teachers in charge of decisions, which may help SENCOs judge what is realistic. Tes is metered, so registration may be needed.
Topics: ai for send, academy trusts, ai teacher workload, copilot studio, sendco, ai in schools
15 Oct 2026: OpenAI launches its AI for Educators course in Brazilian Portuguese for Teachers' Day
· OpenAI
OpenAI announced on 15 October 2026, Teachers' Day in Brazil, that its free AI for Educators course on OpenAI Academy is now available in Brazilian Portuguese. The course is aimed at primary, secondary and higher education teachers and covers lesson planning, activities, assessments and communications, with teachers keeping their professional judgement. The post also promotes Study Mode in ChatGPT.
Why it matters for schools: Free vendor training can help staff get started, but leaders should weigh it as one source alongside independent guidance and their own data protection checks.
Topics: openai academy, ai teacher training, chatgpt study mode, brazil, ai literacy, free ai training
15 Oct 2026: Bett survey finds most Russell Group students taught little or nothing about AI
· Times Higher Education
A Bett UK report, A Degree of Doubt, published on 15 October 2026 and covered by Times Higher Education, surveyed more than 1,000 UK undergraduates. It found 77% of Russell Group students say they are taught little or nothing about AI, against 64% at post-1992 universities.
Why it matters for schools: Sixth-form leaders and careers advisers can expect students to ask which universities teach AI well. The survey comes from an exhibition organiser, so check its method before relying on it. Times Higher Education limits free reading, so registration may be needed.
Topics: ai in education news, ai in higher education, uk universities ai, russell group, ai teaching in universities, student survey, bett uk
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