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Artificial intelligence (AI): model policy and examples

Download our AI model policy and adapt it to suit your context. It's designed to help your school/trust use AI and to harness the potential that AI tools offer to enhance teaching and learning, and to reduce workload, in a responsible and secure way.

Last reviewed on 31 March 2026See updates
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Contents
  1. Download our model policy
  2. Adopt a joined-up approach to your AI policy and your digital strategy
  3. Use our AI risk assessment to decide what's right for your school
  4. Update your privacy notices
  5. Examples from other schools
  6. More support from The Key

Download our model policy

It's not a statutory requirement to have a policy on your school community's use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, it will help you make sure you're using AI in an ethical and responsible way.

Model policy: use of artificial intelligence (AI) – schools DOCX, 217.3 KB
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This model document is designed for you to adapt to suit your school’s context. It has been approved by Forbes Solicitors.

Adopt a joined-up approach to your AI policy and your digital strategy

Before establishing an AI policy, make sure you understand where AI currently sits in your school's overall digital strategy and the opinions of staff, governors, pupils and parents/carers.

Follow the steps in our article on setting your digital strategy to help you decide how to use AI effectively in your school. It offers guidance on collecting the views of your school community before identifying how AI tools can help address your school’s strategic priorities.