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Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report

The British Council survey of school teachers also reveals that they are worried about how AI is changing the way students communicate

But England’s largest education union warns against ‘tutoring on a shoestring’ and says many disadvantaged students need direct contact with teachers

Report by Welsh inspectorate highlights the benefits of AI in schools – but says a national framework is needed to ensure ethical and equitable use

Children are ‘excited’ about AI but want policymakers to acknowledge their concerns about issues such as biased representation, hears a major event on the ethics of the technology in education

Scottish ministers accused of ‘passing the buck’ on mobile phones by putting the onus on headteachers to take a stance

IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen says governments around the world recognise that we must do more to protect young people from technological harms – and schools can help

The judicial review will look into legal challenges to the formation of Oak National Academy as an arm’s-length body of the Department for Education

Government also says that Oak National Academy’s creation as an arm’s-length body has added a ‘degree of risk and uncertainty’ to domestic edtech market

Young people are turning to AI for comfort and reassurance – and this poses some major safeguarding risks that schools need to guard against, says this academic

Artificial intelligence poses a threat to cognitive development, warns this history lead, who explains the steps his international school has taken to stop students using it for their work

If big firms are falling foul of hackers, it’s clear trusts and schools need to think carefully about the risk they face too, says this IT director