Heads' Guide to AI
The Heads’ Guide to AI shows school leaders how to oversee and sign off AI across learning and school operations, using the Diamond Formation to bring academic, safeguarding, technology and privacy judgement into one decision. It gives you the questions to ask, the work to delegate and a 90-day review to run with your leadership team.
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A monthly briefing series for school leaders, hosted by Mark Orchison (CEO, 9ine) and Dan Fitzpatrick (The AI Educator), unpacking the month's most important AI updates, tools and legislation for schools.
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Transform AI discussions into actionable plans at the Diamond Sprint, where school leadership teams develop strategies, policies, and a 30/60/90-day implementation roadmap.
Explore the collection →Navigating AI Frontier
Six live sessions exploring how schools can govern, adopt and embed AI responsibly. Register once for the full series. Available for both UK and North America/ International hours.
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Educators AI Playbook #3: Overcoming AI decision paralysis
Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Dr. Mike Lubelfeld to tackle decision paralysis and share the CHANGE Framework for school-wide AI adoption.
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Turing Trials card game: student version
An interactive card game plus facilitator guide, slides and video helping students and staff explore AI, data protection and safeguarding through real-life scenarios.
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9ine presents: Turing Trials Student Version
Watch our on-demand session on Turing Trials Student Version, the new AI card game for students, and how to get started at your school.
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Cyber Insights Report 2026
9ine's global assessment of school IT estates reveals the Top 10 Cybersecurity Risks threatening schools — including default credentials, end-of-life systems and inadequate patch management.
Download the reportEducators AI Playbook #2: Design thinking, agency and avoiding AI overwhelm
Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Dr. Sabba Quidwai to move beyond individual AI experimentation towards a practical, school-wide strategy — and explore how design thinking builds leadership and agency.
Watch on-demandEducators AI Playbook #1: Gemini updates, AI for inclusion and compliance risks
Mark Orchison and Dan Fitzpatrick are joined by Paddy McGrath (Everway) to unpack Gemini updates, AI for inclusion, and the compliance risks schools need to watch as adoption accelerates.
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AI & Cyber Security Forum: Dubai, UAE
9ine's dedicated forum for school leadership on balancing AI innovation with security and compliance, held at the St. Regis Downtown, Dubai.
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The impact of AI regulations on schools: exploring the EU AI Act and global trends
A breakdown of the EU AI Act's high-risk AI classifications and global regulatory trends affecting schools in the UK, Europe, North America and beyond — including what "human-in-the-loop" expectations mean for staff and EdTech vendor compliance.
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