AI to help plan lessons and mark homework

The scheme will see government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments used to train AI to create tools that can be used reliably in schools.

Tests of the new approach carried out by the Department for Education found it could increase accuracy to 92 per cent, up from 67 per cent when no targeted data was provided to an AI model.

To encourage innovation under the new scheme, the government said it would also make the content store of educational data available to AI companies, with a share of £1 million to be awarded to those who brought forward the best ideas for tools to use the data to aid teachers.

According to a survey from TeacherTapp, almost half of teachers were already using AI in some form to help with their work, but the government said that these tools were not specifically trained on teaching materials used in England.

If you would like to learn more about the implications of AI within education and within governance book your place at our Devon Association of Governance Conference on Saturday morning, 16^th November 2024 at Exeter Racecourse, where we will consider how to ensure that effective governance can deal with whatever is on the horizon, including AI.

Please book your place by registering on the DAG website www.dagdevon.uk.  Early booking is recommended as places are limited.