Ofsted will train inspectors on artificial intelligence use and explore how the technology can help the school watchdog to make “better decisions”.
The government requested regulators and agencies set out their strategic approach to AI by the end of April.
In its response, published today, Ofsted said it already used AI, including in its risk assessment of “good” schools, to help decide whether to carry out full graded inspections or short ungraded visits.
But Ofsted is also “also exploring how AI can help us to make better decisions based on the information we hold”, to work “more efficiently” and “further improve” how it inspects and regulates.
