Schools and trusts

AI training for schools and trusts

INSET and a staff pack for schools and trusts in England, lined up with the DfE's own guidance on generative AI.

What the rule says

The Department for Education's page Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education was updated on 12 August 2025 and applies to England. It says personal data must be protected in accordance with data protection legislation, and it recommends that personal data is not used in generative AI tools. If a school decides personal data is strictly necessary, DfE says the school must protect it and comply with data protection legislation and its own data privacy policies.

DfE also says teachers, leaders and staff must use their professional judgement. Any content needs a critical check for appropriateness and accuracy. The quality of the final document remains the responsibility of the professional and the organisation, whatever tool was used. DfE lists ways generative AI output can fail: it can be inaccurate, inappropriate, biased, out of date, or presented as fact when it is not. The guidance says pupil-facing use calls for great care over data protection, keeping children safe in education, and intellectual property.

The school AI pack

• Staff AI policy, ready for governors
• INSET focused on real workload: planning, marking, admin
• Safeguarding-aware tool guidance for classrooms
• Department-level follow-up for heads of subject

School INSET is from £1,150. The school AI pack, like the other sector packs, is from £1,950. A full-day workshop is £1,450. DfE says generative AI has the potential to reduce workload. That is the department's statement about the technology, not a result we are selling.

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