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For Senior Leaders · AI in Primary Schools

Lead AI adoption with confidence, not guesswork

Strategy, governance and change management guidance for headteachers and deputies bringing AI into their school responsibly.

As a senior leader, your job with AI in primary schools isn't to become the most technically knowledgeable person on staff — it's to make sure adoption happens safely, consistently, and with proper governor oversight, while staff actually get the workload relief that's the whole point. That means policy, risk management, staff training, and a clear-eyed view of where the real time savings are (and aren't). The guidance below is written for that job specifically.

Senior Leaders

How to Run an AI INSET Day Your Staff Will Actually Thank You For

How to plan an AI INSET day for your primary school — a session structure that works, the mistakes that waste the day, and what to do afterwards so it sticks.

 Senior Leaders

Whole-School Workload: Why Focusing Only on Teachers Is a Mistake

An opinionated whole-school view of staff workload in primary schools — the roles everyone ignores, and why AI belongs in the office before the classroom.

 Senior Leaders

How to Introduce AI in Your Primary School: A Step-by-Step Guide

A practical, step-by-step roadmap for introducing AI in your primary school safely — from first audit to whole-staff rollout.

 Governance

Building an AI Governance Framework for Your School

How to structure AI governance in a primary school across policy, training, risk and review so nothing falls through the cracks.

 Governance

Creating an AI Risk Register for Your School

A template approach to identifying, rating and reviewing AI-related risks in a UK primary school setting.

 Governance

AI Policy for Primary Schools: What It Needs to Cover

What a strong AI policy for primary schools covers — acceptable use, data protection, safeguarding and review — with a practical checklist.

 Governance

Staff Guidance for Using AI Responsibly

A short, staff-facing AI guidance document schools can adapt for day-to-day use of AI in primary schools.

 Governance

An AI Procurement Checklist for Schools

Questions to ask before your primary school signs up for a paid AI tool or platform.

 Governance

AI and GDPR: What Primary Schools Need to Know

A plain-English explanation of the data protection considerations UK primary schools face when staff use AI tools.