This webinar will offer practical ideas and advice for how secondary schools can teach students to use artificial intelligence in useful, safe and ethical ways.
We will consider how AI can be incorporated into the curriculum and the classroom to support student learning and outcomes. We will also look at the role of the curriculum and teachers in supporting students.
The session will ask what students need to know about using AI as part of their written and research work, including when undertaking written assignments, when researching topics, and when completing homework.
And how can secondary schools prepare students to be able to use AI appropriately during their further and higher education? What skills do students need to be taught about the use of AI now and in the future, including in preparation for the workplace?
Equally, we will ask how the curriculum needs to change considering the rapid development of AI technology – and how might teachers consider changing the homework they provide in a world dominated by AI?
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www.turnitin.co.uk/campaigns/secondary-educationTHIS WEBINAR WILL ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS
• What challenges does AI technology present for students’ learning and education in 2025?
• What challenges does it present to teachers when setting and marking student work?
• How can AI be incorporated into the curriculum effectively to overcome these challenges?
• What do students need to know about using AI as part of their written and research work?
• How can we prepare students to be able to use AI appropriately during their further and higher education? What skills do students need to learn about using AI now and in the future, including in the workplace?
• Where are we now with homework in a world of AI technology?
• Question & answer: We will leave time for audience questions at the end of the webinar.
THE LINE-UP
This webinar will be hosted by Pete Henshaw, the editor of SecEd and a specialist education journalist for more than 20 years. Our expert guests will be:
Aimee Williams: Director of School Improvement at the Three Spires Trust, a multi-academy trust based in Staffordshire. Aimee is also a Specialist Leader of Education for both English and teaching and learning. Three Spires Trust has designed a progressive, age-appropriate curriculum for AI education that develops technical fluency, ethical awareness, and critical thinking. Other work includes their AI Prompt Cycle, protocols for AI citation, and their bespoke KS5 EPQ module linking AI literacy to future careers.
Fiona Tobin: School Effectiveness Adviser for HFL Education, working across secondary and special schools supporting leadership and improvement. Fiona has experience supporting schools to explore how AI can be used meaningfully and safely to improve learning outcomes. Fiona has 17 years of classroom experience and 10 years in secondary school senior leadership. She holds an MBA in Educational Leadership, which strengthened her interest in the implications of AI for 21st-century education. Fiona is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching.
Sajida Daud: Director of Learning Year 8 at Dunraven School in London. Sajida has more than 12 years of teaching experience in inner-city London comprehensives. Sajida’s professional focus is on closing the disadvantage gap and supporting equitable access to high-quality education. In her current role, Sajida has led AI training across the Dunraven Educational Trust, supporting departments in developing effective and ethical approaches to AI integration in teaching and learning. Sajida has also collaborated with Daisy Christodoulou on the No More Marking pilot. She is an active member of WomensEd and the Muslim Teachers Association.
Toby Barnard: Vice-Principal of St Peter's Collegiate Academy, a large secondary CE Academy within the Three Spires Trust. With a career spanning 20 years and three schools, Toby has held a wide range of leadership roles. Currently, he oversees the Quality of Education, including managing curriculum development, teaching and learning, and assessment. St Peter's is focused on teaching students the AI skills they need. The school has a NextGen strand to its curriculum thinking and AI is a central to this work. The teaching of AI has been integrated acrosss the school including in the sixth form curriculum. St Peter's provided students with Google Gemini in KS4 and 5 and has an assessment framework to categorise AI use, preserve academic integrity, and teach students responsible use.
Namrata Nanda: Principal Product Marketing Manager at Turnitin. Namrata shapes and executes strategies for the company’s leading offerings, including AI Writing, iThenticate, and Turnitin Clarity. Namrata’s career has spanned five countries – India, South Africa, the UK, France, and Sweden – bringing a global perspective to her work.
