The Diamond Sprint
A facilitated pathway for school leadership teams moving from AI discussion to governed delivery. Join an upcoming cohort or register interest in hosting a future Diamond Sprint at your school.
Upcoming events
Each Diamond Sprint is intentionally limited in size so school teams have enough time, structure and facilitation to make meaningful progress in the room.
Guildford 2026
A focused Sprint for schools looking to develop their AI strategy, policy position and implementation plan in a structured working environment.
Designed for school teams bringing together Academic, Technology, Privacy and Safeguarding leadership.
Riyadh 2026
A focused Sprint for schools in Riyadh and the wider region, supporting leadership teams to govern AI across academic, technical, privacy and safeguarding considerations.
Built for schools that want to move from AI uncertainty to a practical, governed plan for the next academic year.
Why this format exists
The Diamond Sprint is built for schools that are ready to do the work in the room. It is small, intensive and practical, with each school team working through the decisions, boundaries and responsibilities required for safe AI adoption.
Identify where AI could make a meaningful difference for your school, and where its use should be deliberately limited or avoided.
Define what is approved, restricted, prohibited, reviewed and escalated across your AI and digital safety landscape.
Leave with named owners, immediate actions, evidence points and the first phase of implementation mapped out for your school.
The Diamond Formation
Academic opportunity, technical implementation, data protection and safeguarding risk need to be considered together. The Sprint brings those perspectives into the same room, with the same evidence base and the same implementation plan.
Ensures technology and AI support teaching, learning, assessment, workload and student agency.
Assesses implementation, access, configuration, monitoring, filtering, cyber security and operational controls.
Reviews personal data, lawful processing, DPIAs, vendor due diligence and data sharing risks.
Identifies risks linked to online harms, child protection, digital safety and harmful interactions.
What schools leave with
By the end of the Sprint, each school team should have a clearer view of where it is going, where the boundaries sit and what needs to happen next.
Where AI will make a meaningful difference for your school, and where you will avoid or restrict it.
What is permitted, restricted, prohibited, approved, reviewed and escalated.
Who owns governance, academic, technology, safeguarding and privacy responsibilities.
Specific actions, named owners and evidence points for the first stage of implementation.
Training, communication, vendor assessment, policy or technology actions needed to move safely.
Emerging AI developments framed through practical, school specific use cases and governance decisions.
Host a Diamond Sprint
Hosting a Diamond Sprint may be suitable for schools, groups or networks that want to convene senior leaders, digital strategy leads, safeguarding colleagues, technology teams and privacy owners around a shared, practical framework for AI adoption.
Register interest
Complete the form and the team will follow up to discuss suitability, location, timings, expected attendance and the support required to host a future Diamond Sprint.
Questions schools often ask
The Sprint is designed for up to four leaders from each school, ideally representing Academic, Technology, Privacy and Safeguarding perspectives.
No. The Diamond Sprint is a structured working day. The emphasis is on discussion, decision making, planning and practical outputs for each school team.
Yes. The hosting enquiry form is suitable for individual schools, school groups, associations and regional networks that may be able to convene a cohort.
Host requirements will depend on cohort size and location, but usually include suitable workshop space, arrival arrangements and the ability to support a structured working day format.
Next step
Join an upcoming Diamond Sprint event, or register your school’s interest in hosting a future Sprint for your wider community.
