AI in Schools · CPD for teachers and leaders

Confident, responsible use of AI. Starting on Monday morning.

Practical, evidence-informed professional learning that turns current DfE, Ofsted, JCQ and EEF guidance into decisions for your own school. Teachers leave with a personal AI practice plan. Leaders leave with a school AI action plan.

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Designed in line with CPD Certification Service standards. Formal accreditation in progress.

01UnderstandHow AI works, and where it fails

02ApplyTasks, feedback and assessment

04EvaluateIs it improving learning?

03ProtectSafeguarding, wellbeing, integrity

Why it matters

From AI uncertainty to confident, responsible practice

Generative AI already shapes how pupils learn, how teachers work and how schools think about assessment, safeguarding and professional judgement. Our programmes help staff understand these changes and act on them in their own setting.

Build staff AI literacy without treating AI as a shortcut or a threat Support safe, responsible and age-appropriate use by pupils and staff Protect critical thinking, professional judgement and human oversight Strengthen feedback, assessment integrity, safeguarding and digital wellbeing Move leaders from ad-hoc experiments to evidence-informed, whole-school implementation

Two six-hour programmes

One for the classroom. One for leadership.

Take either course on its own, or both as a matched programme for teaching staff and school leaders. Learning builds across all 6 sessions, so delegates finish with a plan, not a pile of notes. Open any session to see what it covers.

Course A

AI in the Classroom

Literacy, Wellbeing and Assessment

For: Teachers, teaching assistants, subject leads, pastoral staff and exams officers

6 × 1-hour sessions6 CPD hoursUp to 24 delegates

Key outcomeA personal AI practice plan and practical classroom tools

1How generative AI actually works
Staff will learn: Explain in accessible language how generative AI produces text, and recognise common limitations, including hallucination and bias.
They will: Explore live examples, spot plausible-sounding errors and use UNESCO's AI Competency Framework for Teachers to reflect on current confidence.
Take-away: A clearer mental model of generative AI and a personal development goal.
2Critical thinking and the cognitive offloading problem
Staff will learn: Understand current evidence on AI use, cognitive effort and critical thinking, and when AI supports reasoning versus replaces it.
They will: Debate competing readings of the evidence and redesign an existing classroom task using a 'hints, not answers' principle.
Take-away: A redesigned task that preserves pupil thinking while allowing purposeful AI support.
3Digital wellbeing in the AI era
Staff will learn: Use current evidence on how children and teenagers engage with AI tools, and distinguish general-purpose assistants from companion-style chatbots.
They will: Compare assumptions with current data and discuss realistic, anonymised school scenarios.
Take-away: A more evidence-informed understanding of emerging digital wellbeing risks.
4AI companions, risk and safeguarding
Staff will learn: Recognise warning signs of unhealthy attachment or dependency, and what to examine before adopting pupil-facing AI tools.
They will: Work through safeguarding scenarios and co-build a practical checklist for evaluating pupil-facing AI.
Take-away: A practical safeguarding and wellbeing checklist for school use.
5Effective feedback in the age of AI
Staff will learn: Apply the EEF's principles of effective feedback to AI-supported marking and feedback.
They will: Evaluate sample AI-generated feedback against a quality checklist and extend an earlier classroom task into an AI-supported formative activity.
Take-away: A framework for judging whether AI feedback is likely to support learning.
6Assessment integrity and your AI practice plan
Staff will learn: Apply current JCQ guidance on acceptable and prohibited AI use in assessed work, and bring together learning from across the course.
They will: Work through assessment-integrity cases, complete the classroom task developed across the programme and finalise a personal practice plan.
Take-away: A finished AI practice plan covering literacy, wellbeing and assessment.

Course B

Leading AI in Schools

Policy to Practice

For: Headteachers, senior leaders, digital and safeguarding leads, and MAT leaders

6 × 1-hour sessions6 CPD hoursUp to 20 delegates

Key outcomeA school-specific AI action plan and phased implementation approach

1The regulatory landscape in 2026
Staff will learn: Summarise the current DfE, Ofsted and JCQ position on AI in education, and separate formal duties from areas needing professional and ethical judgement.
They will: Sort practical scenarios into legal and ethical considerations and identify the biggest gap in the school's current position.
Take-away: A map of the regulatory landscape and an initial school gap analysis.
2Learning from the early adopters
Staff will learn: Identify the enablers and barriers reported by schools and colleges already using AI, and assess organisational readiness.
They will: Analyse early-adopter cases and complete a simple readiness self-assessment.
Take-away: A school readiness position and the conditions needed for successful adoption.
3Explore: diagnosing the real problem
Staff will learn: Apply the EEF Explore phase so that AI adoption starts from a genuine educational or organisational need, not a tool.
They will: Develop and peer-challenge an evidence-based problem statement for the school's own context.
Take-away: A refined problem statement with a clear definition of success.
4Prepare: culture, behaviours and policy
Staff will learn: Apply implementation behaviours and contextual factors to AI adoption and translate them into governance and policy.
They will: Draft and peer-review key parts of a whole-school or MAT AI policy, including roles, data protection, transparency and human oversight.
Take-away: A working AI policy draft and governance checklist.
5Deliver: governance and roll-out in practice
Staff will learn: Build a phased implementation plan that covers governance, current DfE product safety expectations and risk mitigation.
They will: Create a pilot, review and scale roll-out plan and a practical risk register.
Take-away: A phased AI roll-out plan with named risks and mitigations.
6Sustain: evaluation and the school AI action plan
Staff will learn: Design measures that test genuine educational impact, not usage alone, and bring together the full implementation pathway.
They will: Build outcome measures, complete the school AI action plan and present the key priorities for implementation.
Take-away: A completed school AI action plan spanning Explore, Prepare, Deliver and Sustain.

Live online or in personDelivered by MentorMind at your school or on a video call.

Weekly or twilightA weekly cohort, or a twilight INSET series across a half-term.

Small groupsUp to 24 on Course A and 20 on Course B, so paired and case work stays meaningful.

Course pricingQuoted per school, group or trust. Ask for a quote.

Not sure where to start?

Start with a free taster

A complimentary 1 to 2 hour introductory session, online or in person. It can draw from either course, or blend both, so staff and leaders can try the approach and pick the areas that matter most to your school.

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What attendees say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by workshop attendees

4.9/5Average workshop rating

4.9/5Likely to recommend

14/15Attendees rating it 5 stars

“You clarified for me the use of AI in education.”
Teacher, Mexico
“Very well done… good speakers… good insights, both personal and professional.”
International school staff, Uzbekistan
“I think you guys did awesome! Thank you!”
University and academy educator, USA
“Tina is amazing.”
AI specialist, United Kingdom

From 15 attendee feedback forms across our workshops and webinars, May to September 2026.

Workshops & INSET

Shorter formats, clear prices

For a single session, a training day or a conference. Every workshop can be tailored for teachers, students, school leaders or university teams.

AI Literacy Workshop60 minutes · up to 50 participants£415+ VATIndividual schools, university departments and small organisations.

Live interactive workshopPractical classroom examplesQ&A sessionDigital resource packCertificate of attendance, if required

Half-Day Professional Development3 hours£1,045+ VATTeacher CPD, department training, leadership teams and multi-session professional learning.

2 workshop sessionsInteractive staff activitiesResponsible AI implementation frameworkAI policy and safeguarding discussionTeaching resources and prompts

Full-Day INSETFull day£1,875+ VATWhole-school INSET, MAT training days, implementation planning and staff development.

Keynote presentationMultiple workshop sessionsLeadership strategy discussionAI implementation planningResource toolkit30-minute follow-up consultation

University or conference keynote45 to 60 minutes plus Q&AConferences, panels, education summits and university events.

From £625+ VAT

Bespoke AI strategy sessionTailored to your teamSchool leadership teams, MATs, universities and education organisations.

From £1,250+ VAT

Add-ons and delivery terms

Additional workshop hour: £250 + VAT
Online delivery: 10% discount
Charities and non-profits: 15% discount
Multi-school or trust bookings: Custom pricing
Travel outside London: Charged separately
International delivery: Quote on request

All prices exclude VAT, charged at the standard rate. Prices are indicative and may vary with group size, preparation, delivery format and partner context. For strategic partners, pilot schools and community organisations, we may offer flexible pricing where there is strong alignment with our mission.

Suggested pathways

Start from your school's priority

Build staff confidence and practical AI literacyCourse AAdd Course B for whole-school governance and implementation.

Develop or refresh whole-school AI strategyCourse BAdd Course A to embed consistent classroom practice.

Create a joined-up, school-wide approachCourses A + BAlign teacher practice, leadership, policy and evaluation.

Evidence-informed

Grounded in current school guidance

Every session has a clear objective and an applied activity, using realistic scenarios, tasks and policies. Content is refreshed as DfE, Ofsted, EEF and JCQ guidance changes.

DfE: Generative AI in education, and Generative AI: product safety expectations
Ofsted: Ofsted's approach to AI, and AI in schools and further education: findings from early adopters
JCQ: AI Use in Assessments
EEF: A School's Guide to Implementation, and Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning
Ofcom: Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes
UNESCO: AI Competency Framework for Teachers
Recent peer-reviewed research on cognitive offloading, feedback and adolescent AI use

Safeguarding and responsible delivery All training scenarios are composite or anonymised, and no real pupil data is used. Wellbeing and safeguarding content is professional learning for staff. It does not replace your statutory safeguarding procedures or individual pupil support. Any AI tools discussed are considered against current DfE product safety expectations.

CPD accreditation Both courses are designed in line with CPD Certification Service standards, with defined learning objectives, active participation, feedback and cumulative evaluation. Formal accreditation is in progress.

What staff leave with

Practical tools, not just slides

A personal AI practice plan for each teacher A school-specific AI action plan for leaders A safeguarding checklist for pupil-facing AI tools A quality framework for AI-supported feedback A working AI policy draft and risk register Certificate of attendance

Led by Tina Wang, former Head of Mathematics and UCL Institute of Education researcher in educational leadership.

From training to practice See the workflow you trained on, already built. The courses show what good assessment, feedback and intervention practice involves. MentorMind is that workflow, ready to use, with teacher approval at every step. Many schools follow CPD with an 8-week pilot. About the school pilot →

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