AI Governance in Education

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What’s changed

Significant updates to this site and the guidance behind it, most recent first.

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Law and guidance move, and so does this site. This page records the significant updates, so you can see at a glance that what you’re reading reflects the current framework. The date here matches the “Guidance reviewed” note in the footer of every page.

September 2026

  • Updated for KCSIE 2026, in force from 1 September 2026.
  • Reviewed against current DfE generative AI guidance, including the generative AI product safety standards.
  • Updated safeguarding and governance references.
  • Clarified DPIA expectations: what the law requires, and the stronger standard this policy recommends.
  • Added practical decision, ownership and evidence notes to each governance section, and task-based routes from the homepage.

July 2026

  • Site published, as the companion to the Use of AI Policy template written for adoption from September 2026.

Only significant changes are recorded here. For the sources themselves, at their current versions, see the references and the guidance map.

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