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9ine: Oct 15, 2026, 1:31:59 PM
Governors, boards, parents and inspectors all want to know what your school is doing about AI. Most school leaders can describe their intentions. Far fewer can say, with evidence, where their school stands today: which AI tools are in use, who...
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9ine: Oct 2, 2026, 1:30:00 PM
Most schools have the core documents of a privacy programme somewhere: a Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), a retention schedule, a breach...
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9ine: Oct 2, 2026, 12:50:23 PM
AI is already part of everyday school life. Teachers use it to plan lessons and draft reports, pupils come across it in the apps they use for...
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Mark Orchison: Sep 11, 2026, 2:47:27 PM
Microsoft has signed a legally enforceable agreement that places privacy, safety, transparency and human oversight into the contractual relationship...
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Mark Orchison: Sep 4, 2026, 9:44:57 AM
There is a lot of discussion about agentic AI at the moment. The promise is easy to understand. Rather than using AI simply to respond to a prompt,...
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Dan Fitzpatrick: Sep 3, 2026, 12:15:00 PM
This guest post, '5 AI Issues Schools Need to Be Aware Of This Year,' is authored by Dan Fitzpatrick, The AI Educator. There was a point, not that...
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Mark Orchison: Sep 3, 2026, 8:38:01 AM
The recently published report, Artificial intelligence and children’s rights: A narrative review of the evidence, by Smera Jayadeva and Sonia...
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9ine: Aug 11, 2026, 10:29:29 AM
AI coding tools can turn an idea into a feature-rich application with extraordinary speed. But speed does not replace architecture, secure...
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Mark Orchison: Jul 17, 2026, 10:29:53 AM
For several years, academy trusts have been responding to a growing collection of requirements covering safeguarding, online safety, data protection,...
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Mark Orchison: Jul 16, 2026, 11:23:26 AM
The Department for Education has on July 9th 2026 published specific guidance on procuring educational technology within its wider Data protection in...
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Mark Orchison: Jul 8, 2026, 10:57:21 AM
The finalised Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 guidance is published and comes into force on 1 September 2026. For schools, the most...
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9ine: Jul 3, 2026, 10:13:20 AM
The proposed Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) is working its way through the US legislative process, and it's an important development...
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9ine: Jul 3, 2026, 9:57:50 AM
The Information Commissioner's Office has audited 28 edtech vendors and published the results in "EdTech Examined: key findings from our audits." The...
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Mark Orchison: Jun 5, 2026, 12:00:00 PM
AI is now being added to almost every part of the EdTech market.
