Navigating AI with Teachers Together

At The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe - we have begun our journey into AI alongside the Good Future Foundation, to support us in the delivery and upskilling of all members of our staff (teaching and non teaching) in the power of AI. Daniel (Director of GFF) gave an eye opening keynote speech that focussed on how AI is developing and how we as staff could recognise its potential use from the use of AI agents to the challenging conversations regarding safeguarding.

The experts provided by the GFF supported different levels of AI ability from complete novice to advanced users on the roles it can play in our workplace - including topics such as Demystifying AI to Automating workflows. Having down-to-earth presenters that were open to discussion allowed all members of the school to openly discuss their concerns with AI but also paved the way for us, as a school, to develop an AI policy and encourage staff to use AI in the classroom and as an operational product. The Good Future Foundation has been incredibly supportive and we are excited to see how this will propel us on our own AI journey in education.

We have joined the Good Future Foundation (GFF) community, which is supporting us in the development and implementation of our AI strategy. We recently participated in our first professional development session at Bowes Primary School, Why AI Matters, which sparked rich discussion and thoughtful reflection, underpinned by shared research and practical insights.

The session explored the role of culture in shaping the use of AI, as well as what responsible and effective AI looks like in schools. We would like to thank Daniel for delivering an engaging session at a well-judged pace that encouraged meaningful discussion and deeper thinking. We look forward to working with GFF to drive this work across our Trust.