AI Policy · Governance · Training
AI in your school:
AI is already in your classrooms, whether it arrived by policy or by the back door. I help schools, trusts and colleges move from unmanaged risk to confident, evidence-led practice: a working policy, safe tool approval, and staff who know what good looks like.
20+ years in the classroom & leadershipFounding Fellow, Chartered College of TeachingMulti-award-winning bloggerCo-founder, Global EdTech AwardsAI & Education consultant, BBC Bitesize Guide to AIAssociate, Independent Thinking
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What I help with
Four connected strands; start wherever the need is sharpest.
Policy & governance
From the free template to an adopted, living policy: roles, responsibilities, review cycles and the governance to keep it honest.
Tool approval & DPIA
A safe, repeatable workflow for approving AI tools: DPIA screening, safeguarding and filtering expectations, privacy and IP protections.
Staff training
From ECTs to executive teams: practical sessions on safe, effective AI use, built on the STAIR prompting model and the 5Cs of digital cognition.
Strategy & implementation
Beyond the pilot: embedding AI where it genuinely helps teaching, learning and workload, with impact you can evidence.
Real-world evidence
Embedding AI in Education
The strategic review of AI-supported lesson planning at Woodland Academy Trust, researched and written with Julie Carson: findings, case studies and the playbook other trusts can borrow.
“He used his wide scope of knowledge and expertise to support and train, as well as write up, publish and share. His values are clear and shine through in all his interactions.”
Julie Carson
Director of Education and DCEO, Woodland Academy Trust
Free resources to start with
Use them today; call me when you want to go further, faster.
AI Governance companion site
Plain-English guidance on tool approval, DPIA, the non-negotiables and your questions answered, free and always current.
Use of AI Policy template 2026
The free, adaptable policy template with DPIA screening tool, downloaded and adopted by schools and trusts across the UK.
BBC Bitesize Guide to AI
The national guide to AI for schools, families and learners, created with the BBC with Mark as AI & Education consultant.
Get AI governance right in your school or trust.
Start with the free template, or tell me where you are and we’ll map the route to adopted policy and confident staff.
