Conference: Next steps for AI in Education in England — ICT & Computing in Education

Conference: Next steps for AI in Education in England

April 9, 2025

Last year I attended and reported on a similarly-named conference. You can read my notes about it here:

The Westminster Forum is running another one this year. The agenda looks quite interesting, especially the talk on how AI has been integrated within other jurisdictions, plus news about the DfE’s work in this area. (See The DfE's foray into AI for education: the good news and the (potentilly) bad news).

I’ve been experimenting a lot with AI, as you can read on this website. In the meantime, here are the details about this conference:

Next steps for AI in Education in England

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