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Governing AI in Schools and Trusts: responsibilities, risks and opportunities

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Training & development
17/04/2026

At a glance

A workshop designed to demystify AI and help governors, trustees, senior leaders and governance professionals build confidence in how to approach AI in governance and effectively oversee its use in school organisations. It explores the right questions to ask, how to contribute to effective AI strategy and policy, and how AI can be used to support governance business.

Fully bespoke

This session can be tailored to the circumstances of your school or trust.

2 hour session

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What the Session Will Cover

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Understand what AI is and how it can be (and is being) used in schools and trusts
  • Recognise the opportunities AI offers for education and governance
  • Be aware of the risks and challenges arising from AI use in schools
  • Know your governance responsibilities around AI
  • Be able to ask the right questions about AI strategy and implementation
  • Understand what should be in AI-related policies and how to monitor them
  • Be ready to plan the next steps for AI governance in your organisation
Decorative

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Who is this suitable for?

  • Academy trustees
  • Maintained school governors
  • MAT local governors
  • Senior school and trust leaders
  • Governance professionals

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What are the benefits?

  • Expert guidance on good practice
  • Practical insight into opportunities, risks and how to avoid common pitfalls
  • Small group interaction for deeper discussion
  • Tried and tested templates to help with the governance of AI

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How will you learn?

  • This session can be delivered via face-to-face or online
  • It will be facilitated by a quality-assured NGA consultant with relevant governance and training expertise
  • The session will be interactive with a mixture of participant activities and facilitator-led explanation and discussion
  • It will be supported with session materials including a resource toolkit to help with next steps

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This training is designed for a group of participants at a school, trust or other organisation.

It is also suitable for a group of schools to share.

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