Join Dan Smith, one of the contributors to the DfE teacher support materials for the safe and effective us of AI in schools, and Ben Conway who will navigate and work through the programme in a collaborative and constructive way to suit your primary school’s needs.
3 face to face facilitated sessions will take place across the Summer and Autumn 2026 terms at Crabtree Junior School from 4:00pm to 5:30pm on the following dates:
- Session 1: Tuesday 9th June 2026
- Session 2: Tuesday 29th September 2026
- Session 3: Tuesday 1st December 2026
Who is this course for?
All teachers and support staff in primary education
Resources
Resources that you will be guided through are ‘Using AI in education settings: support materials from the DfE.’
The three sessions will cover the four modules included in these support materials:
Understanding AI in education: module 1
Interacting with generative AI in education: module 2
Safe use of generative AI in education: module 3
Use cases of generative AI in education: module 4
Meet the facilitators
Dan Smith
Deputy Director of Teaching School: Early Career Lead
Previous Computing Hub lead, Dan has been at the forefront of Computing education, including Artificial Intelligence for many years. His work too as Deputy Director of the TSH has seen him lead EdTech initiatives in support of the Early Career Framework in conjunction with Best Practice Network.
Ben Conway
Executive Principal, Aspire Academies Trust
Ben Conway is an experienced Executive Principal, headteacher and school leader, with strategic responsibility for curriculum, teaching and learning, and digital strategy at Aspire. He has a strong track record of school improvement and leads work on the effective and ethical use of digital technologies, including AI, leadership development and assessment.
