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The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents

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Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surpriseSchools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers […]

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School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon

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The injured teenage survivor of a January 2025 shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee high school recently sued the manufacturer of an “AI gun detection” system that failed to detect the handgun that left two dead, including the shooter. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in Davidson County court last month, the security company Omnilert

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Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual

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Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian BauckhamCheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices such as smartglasses or invisible earpieces, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.Ian Bauckham, the head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual),

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Dangers of putting pupils’ images on school websites | Letters

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Schools can compromise children’s privacy, exposing them to potential identity fraud, harassment and AI exploitation, says Dr Claire BessantIt was concerning, but sadly unsurprising, to read a Guardian article reporting that UK schools are being blackmailed with AI-generated child sexual abuse images created from photos shared on school websites and social media pages (UK schools

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UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts

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Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images, experts have said.Child safety experts and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warn that

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No flattery please, Claude: I’m British | Brief letters

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Richard Dawkins and chatbots | LLM meaning | Flattery battery | Dancing in PE | Maths breakthroughThe otherwise admirable Richard Dawkins should adjust the local settings of the chatbot or tell it to be less obsequious (Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it, 6 May). Such bots are initially geared

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Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast

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I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackBy Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims Continue reading…

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Teenager died after asking ChatGPT for ‘most successful’ way to take his life, inquest told

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Luca Cella Walker asked chatbot for best way for someone to kill themself on railway line before his deathA 16-year-old boy killed himself after asking ChatGPT for the “most successful” way to take your own life, an inquest has been told.Luca Cella Walker, a private school pupil from Yateley, Hampshire, died on 4 May last

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Cheating machine or powerful assistant? The AI anxieties of a trainee teacher

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I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attackTwo years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young

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In some schools, chatbots interrogate students about their work. But the AI revolution has teachers worried

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The fast take-up of innovative technology risks creating a ‘two-speed system’, an Independent Schools Australia paper warnsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnce upon a time, school students would submit an essay, and teachers would mark it. Job done.Enter “Thinking Mode”. Now, in some Australian schools, once a student finishes an

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