In Autumn 2025 over 1000 students provided input to the Generative AI in Education: Have Your Say process, sharing views on how Generative AI should be used in education.
Read the findings here (PDF) | Watch the insights video (YouTube) | Read/share summary on LinkedIn
We sat down with a number of students who took part to invite them to share their perspectives on film.
Update: Join us on 22nd April at 3pm (London time) on Zoom to learn more about the project, findings, and how you can hold your own dialogue on AI in education. Register here.
To gather student inputs for the 2026 Generative AI in Education Summit, hosted by the Department for Education, we created a 'workshop in a box' and feedback portal.
You can still access the ready-to-teach toolkit in order to run your own short class session giving pupils space to discuss the future of AI in education.
Learn and discuss:
A free resource:
The Workshop in a Box has been created by Connected by Data for the Department for Education with input from independent experts on Artificial Intelligence in education.
We believe that children, young people, families and educators all have the right to have a say on the future uses of Artificial Intelligence in education. This resource is here to help you have an informed discussion about the pros and cons of AI: and to develop and share your own views on AI.
The Workshop in a Box has been designed to be used in schools, colleges and informal settings (e.g. home education or youth groups). There are versions for Key Stage 2/3 and Key Stage 4/5.
You don’t need to be an AI expert to lead a session using this resource: simply to have an interest in exploring AI in education with your class or group.
Although designed with the education system in England in mind, the toolkit is also available to use and adapt in other regions and countries. We encourage educators from countries and regions participating in the Department for Education (DfE) AI in Education Summit to also use the toolkit and share their views.
The resources are flexible, and can be used over 45 to 120 minutes across one or two sessions.
We’ve included suggested timed lesson plans for a 50 minute and 100 minute session.
Sessions using the Workshop in a Box before 15th December 2025 could provide feedback that formed part of a report that will presented to global education ministers, AI experts, and tech companies at the DfE AI in Education Summit in January 2026.
You can now use the Workshop in a Box to talk about decisions you want to make about Generative AI in Education in your classroom, school or local area. It is up to you how you share views of pupils into your own local decision making.
The Workshop can be delivered within the timetable, or as a separate session for a voluntary or invited group of students.
The full session plans include optional activities involving elements of english (persuasive writing), art (creative visuals) and design technology or computer science (mock-up application design).
Education is a devolved issue across the United Kingdom. You can find current policy on generative AI in Education for England on Gov.UK here.
The Department for Education has published online materials to support staff in schools and colleges in England to use AI safely and effectively, you can find these resources on Gov.UK here.
The Department for Education has also published a generative AI product safety expectations framework, which outline the capabilities and features that generative AI products and systems should meet to be considered safe for users in education. These expectations can be found on Gov.uk here.