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Schools are being asked to make sensible decisions about AI very quickly, often before staff have had much formal training. Pedagogue is a UK platform designed to help schools build that understanding through structured AI training, staff development and support with whole-school AI governance.

Here are 17 things schools should know about it.

1. Pedagogue is not an MIS, learning platform or classroom management system. Its main purpose is to help schools understand, manage and use artificial intelligence more effectively.
2. It provides structured AI training for teachers, support staff and school leaders, rather than leaving individuals to work things out for themselves.
3. The training begins with the basics, helping staff understand what generative AI is, what it can do and where its limitations lie.
4. It then moves into practical school use, including how AI might support lesson planning, resource creation, administration and other routine tasks.
5. Importantly, the platform does not just focus on saving teachers time. It also considers situations where AI may be inappropriate or risky.
6. Staff learn about issues such as inaccurate AI responses, bias, hallucinations, copyright, data protection and safeguarding.
7. This matters because having an AI policy is not the same as having staff who understand how to apply it in everyday school life.
8. Pedagogue is designed to give schools a more consistent approach, so expectations around AI do not vary dramatically between departments or individual teachers.
9. Training is broken into relatively short modules, making it easier to use as ongoing CPD rather than relying on one large INSET session.
10. Staff progress can be recorded, giving leaders a clearer picture of who has completed different areas of AI training.
11. Teachers can build an AI Passport showing the training and professional development they have completed.
12. For senior leaders, this creates a useful record of staff development and can help demonstrate that AI is being approached systematically across the school.
13. The platform also includes material aimed specifically at leadership teams developing whole-school AI policies, expectations and strategies.
14. Pedagogue says its training is aligned with current Department for Education guidance and other expectations affecting schools.
15. It has worked with schools including St Paul’s Girls’ School and has also partnered with school technology provider SOCS.
16. Schools should still ask some important questions before subscribing, including how often the content is updated, how much staff will actually use it and what impact it will have on classroom practice.
17. The strongest argument for a platform like Pedagogue may be consistency. It gives schools a way of moving from occasional conversations about AI to a clearer shared understanding of what safe, responsible and useful AI use should look like.

For schools already experimenting with AI, Pedagogue could provide some much-needed structure. For schools only beginning to think seriously about AI, it offers a possible starting point for staff training, policy development and wider discussion.

Find out more about Pedagogue: https://pedagogue.io/