We are thrilled to announce the launch of our updated 9ine AI & Privacy Academy for the academic year 2025/26—a comprehensive professional development programme tailored specifically for education leaders, IT professionals, and privacy officers in schools around the globe.

This year, we're taking professional learning to the next level by integrating AI Compliance and Governance into our highly successful Privacy Academy. With the growing importance of AI in education and evolving regulatory landscapes, our academy ensures your team remains ahead in protecting student data and maintaining compliance with emerging global standards.

Blended Learning Approach

The Academy follows a blended learning model, combining live interactive sessions with our robust on-demand Academy LMS platform. Each of our nine interactive sessions will be scenario-based and results-driven, leveraging real-world case studies to provide hands-on experience in data protection and AI compliance.

The foundational theory behind each session is accessible via our specialised AI and Privacy Pathways on the LMS, ensuring participants arrive well-prepared, ready to engage with advanced, scenario-based exercises during live sessions.

Comprehensive, Interactive Sessions

Our live sessions are carefully crafted to address the most pressing and relevant privacy and AI governance topics:

1. AI in Education – Risks, Challenges & Emerging Regulations
2. Accountability & Compliance: Building an Effective Privacy Programme
3. Data Mapping & Lawful Processing – Managing Personal Data
4. Breach Management & Incident Response in Schools
5. Safeguarding & AI – Managing Risks of Harm from AI Use in Schools
6. Privacy by Design & Security – Integrating Data Protection into IT Systems
7. Risk Assessments
8. Ethical AI Governance – Transparency, Oversight & Accountability
9. Creating and Embedding Your AI Use Policy

Each session not only equips participants with critical compliance knowledge but also practical tools and strategies to implement immediately within their school environments. In addition to the standard sessions we are including this year three advanced sessions:

• Advanced Session 1: Ethical Auditing of AI Systems in Education

• Advanced Session 2: Strategic Leadership – Integrating AI Governance into School Policy and Culture

• Advanced Session 3: Managing Complex AI and Privacy Incidents – Crisis Response and Communications

• Advanced Session 4: Visual Data Ethics – Deepfakes, Consent & Safe Use of Student Images

Why Join the 9ine Privacy & AI Academy?

By enrolling your team in the 9ine Privacy & AI Academy, you’re not only investing in compliance and risk management—you're fostering a culture of responsibility, transparency, and ethical use of technology across your entire school community.

Participants will leave each session confident, equipped with actionable strategies to lead their schools through the complex terrain of data privacy and AI governance.

Ready to take your school's privacy and AI compliance programme to the next level?

Register today and secure your place in the 9ine Privacy & AI Academy 2025/26. Together, let's build safer, smarter, and more compliant educational environments.