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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Secondary Art & Design Education Conference at The University of the Arts London, Tuesday 6 July This was a really interesting and energising conference. It shared the experiences and working practices of experts at the forefront of design, across a variety of fields ‘who used AI as a tool‘.  The italics […]

Trails.scot is a teacher resource developed by the Data Education in Schools team at the University of Edinburgh in partnership with the Scottish government. It has been created for teachers in Scotland, however is also an excellent resource for teachers in England who are interested in the potential of AI in schools.   This project

Artists and filmmakers hold a mirror up to the times we live in and speculate future realities. They wield the ultimate power to incite change through their creative expression. As AI increasingly contributes to artistic creation and film production, questions regarding the balance between human creativity and machine ingenuity are coming into focus. This research

Art education has an issue. Most students who pursue the subject beyond school, and into a career in the creative industries, will use AI throughout their professional lives. However, in key stages four & five, the assessment practice outlined in JCQ regulations prohibits students from receiving any credit for AI-generated artwork. The consequence of which,

  Teachers should be aware that the DfE has now published extensive support materials to help schools and colleges use AI safely and effectively. All teachers have an obligation to be vigilante and fully conversant with these materials. These free support materials for staff in schools and colleges, have been developed by the Chiltern Learning