This website
This website explores opportunities AI offers art teachers to make their professional work easier. The core principles that emerged in the course of the research into AI were:
Design stuff
In the past year or so we have been exploring what ‘design’ means in the context of the art and design curriculum. Some of this can be found in the pages here about acting as designers. The link below takes you to a month long programme of short films about design from all over the
University of the Arts London
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
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Teaching AI Literacy
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
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A global study exploring AI’s impact on art, film and culture
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
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AI + Art + Education = ?
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,
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DfE support materials using AI in education settings – Published June 2025
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
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DfE completely misses the point
DfE Misses the Point In 2025 a Global AI Jobs Barometer, by PricewaterhouseCoopers, revealed that, rather than displacing workers, AI raises their value. Analysis of nearly a billion job postings worldwide shows that revenue per employee, in AI exposed industries, is growing three times faster than in others. Wages in these sectors rise at double
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