Resources for Schools
AI and procurement guidance for UK schools — covering DfE expectations, AI safeguarding, school AI policies, and supplier procurement.
Schools face a unique challenge with AI: pupils have access to tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Snapchat AI on personal devices, regardless of school filtering. Headteachers, teachers, and school business managers need to understand what AI is, what risks it carries, and how to govern it across staff and pupils.
Public Skills Hub gives schools the practical resources to lead with confidence. Our Schools AI Policy guide walks you through creating a proportionate policy. Our AI Safeguarding in Schools guide aligns with DfE expectations and Keeping Children Safe in Education. The AI Governance Meeting Template gives leadership teams a structured agenda for regular AI reviews.
For school procurement — IT services, training, supplies — our procurement guides cover the basics in plain English. Many academies and MATs are also beginning to bid for grant-funded contracts, where our supplier readiness resources apply.
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Read the Schools AI Policy guide
Step-by-step guidance on creating a proportionate AI policy covering staff and pupil use.
Read the guide - 2
Review AI safeguarding expectations
Align with DfE guidance and Keeping Children Safe in Education on AI use in schools.
Read the safeguarding guide - 3
Generate a draft AI policy
Use our policy generator to create a tailored AI acceptable use policy in minutes.
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Guides for Schools
How Schools Can Create a Simple AI Policy
A step-by-step guide for headteachers and school leaders to create a practical, proportionate AI policy — covering staff use, pupil use, and academic integrity — in plain English.
AI Safeguarding in Schools
How UK schools should approach AI safeguarding — covering DfE guidance, content filtering, pupil-facing tools, and staff training obligations.
What Is Workplace AI?
A plain-English introduction to artificial intelligence tools in the workplace — what they do, how they work, and why organisations across the UK are starting to use them.
AI Risks Every Office Team Should Understand
A practical guide to the real risks of using AI tools at work — covering data privacy, inaccuracy, bias, and compliance — with guidance on how UK organisations can manage them sensibly.
How to Write Better Prompts for Work
Learn the practical techniques that turn vague AI requests into genuinely useful output — with examples tailored to common UK workplace tasks.
AI and UK GDPR: Practical Guidance
Practical guidance for entering workplace data into AI tools under UK GDPR. What you can and cannot do, how to assess risk, and how to document your approach.
Templates for Schools
Basic Workplace AI Policy
A straightforward AI policy template suitable for small to medium organisations adopting AI tools for the first time. Covers acceptable use, data handling, and staff responsibilities.
Staff AI Acceptable Use Policy
A detailed acceptable use policy for staff covering the dos and don'ts of AI tool usage, with sign-off section. Suitable for organisations that already have a broader AI strategy and need a staff-facing document.
AI Governance Meeting Template
A structured agenda and minutes template for an AI governance committee or working group. Covers standing agenda items, decision log, risk updates, and action tracking.
AI Training Checklist
A structured checklist for planning and delivering AI literacy training to staff. Covers pre-training preparation, session delivery, and post-training follow-up.
Tools for Schools
AI Readiness Checker
Answer a short set of questions about your team's current AI awareness, tool usage, and governance to get a personalised readiness score. Use the results to identify your biggest gaps and get a prioritised action plan.
AI Policy Generator
Answer a few questions about your organisation type, size, and AI use cases to generate a ready-to-use AI acceptable use policy draft. The output can be downloaded and edited to fit your specific needs.
Prompt Quality Checker
Paste your AI prompt and receive instant feedback on its clarity, specificity, and likely effectiveness based on prompt engineering best practices. Use the suggestions to refine your prompt and get better results from any AI tool.