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DfE invites bids from AI tutoring pilot partners

DfE invites bids from AI tutoring pilot partners

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The government has invited ed tech companies and AI labs to work with teachers to develop “safe, personalised” AI tutoring tools that will benefit disadvantaged pupils. The AI tutoring trial was announced earlier this year, with the aim of creating fairness for pupils unable to afford private tutors. Up to eight successful bids are expected for the scheme. They will have to show how their product will benefit disadvantaged pupils and how it will be accessible, inclusive and able to be used by pupils with different needs. The tools will be “robustly tested” from this summer under teacher supervision, and co-designed with schools, with the aim to make the successful tools available nationally next year. The Department for Education said up to 450,000 disadvantaged students a year in years 9 and 10 will benefit. But there are concerns, with one union leader saying teachers are “far from convinced that AI tutors are a magic bullet”. Schools Week spoke to leaders involved in the programme, as well as schools who already use AI, about the scheme. …

DfE’s AI tutoring calls prompt calls for more research

DfE’s AI tutoring calls prompt calls for more research

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More from this theme Recent articles More research is needed into the impact of AI tutoring for pupils, experts have warned after the government announced plans to trial it in England’s schools. Ministers said last week they will trial “AI tutoring tools” in schools, claiming it could benefit up to 450,000 disadvantaged children a year within two years. The Department for Education (DfE) warned that access to tutoring is currently “deeply unequal”, with wealthier pupils far more likely to benefit. Its pilot will test “safe AI-powered tutoring tools providing personalised, one-to-one learning support – levelling the playing field for those who cannot afford private tutors”. Professor Becky Francis, CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), said the benefits of tutoring “are clear” and it is “one of the most well-evidenced approaches” for supporting pupils needing additional help. Prof Becky Francis But, while there is “strong understanding of what effective human tutoring looks like”, she stressed that “the evidence on AI provision is in its infancy”. Announcing the AI scheme, the DfE cited EEF research showing …

Ministers to trial AI tutoring in England’s schools

Ministers to trial AI tutoring in England’s schools

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Government claims pilot ‘could support up to 450,000 children a year on free school meals to access one to one tutoring’ Government claims pilot ‘could support up to 450,000 children a year on free school meals to access one to one tutoring’ More from this theme Recent articles The government will trial “AI tutoring tools” in schools, something ministers claim could benefit “up to 450,000 disadvantaged kids”. The Department for Education pilot intends to test “safe AI powered tutoring tools providing personalised, one-to-one learning support – levelling the playing field for those who cannot afford private tutors”. It is the latest of a series of government announcements relating to AI in education. The DfE warned tonight access to tutoring is “deeply unequal, with children from wealthier families far more likely to benefit”. Government will run a “tender for industry to co-create AI tutoring tools with teachers, with the goal of bringing these tools to a similar level of quality, so that we can offer, at scale, the kind of personalised one to one support often …