Ministers are keen to test out whether artificial intelligence could help schools provide careers advice and propose interventions for vulnerable children as part of an education “hackathon” run by a firm linked to the Vote Leave campaign.
Gillian Keegan, education secretary, believes AI could have “huge potential to transform” education including personalised support for pupils and helping with teacher workload.
To test ideas, the Department for Education has announced a “hackathon” later this month working with leading school trusts and the National Institute of Teaching.
Tech firm Faculty AI will help run the events under a £350,000 contract to “understand possible use cases for generative AI in education,” according to contract documents seen by Schools Week.
