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Is AI the future of education in the South East?
27 May 2024 - Jacob Panons, BBC News, South East
“Artificial intelligence (AI) in education was once just
considered a tool used by pupils to help write their essays,
but schools themselves in the South East are beginning to
harness the technology too.
A West Sussex boarding prep school now has an AI head
teacher acting as a "co-pilot" with the school's human
leader Tom Rogerson.
Cottesmore School has also allowed students to design
their perfect tutor using the technology.
The government has said AI has the power to "transform
education".
- How AI is being used
Some schools in the South East have used the technology
to help with formatting worksheets, but the AI head
teacher was brought in to give advice on issues such as
how to support teachers and staff members, as well as
ways to help children with additional needs.
Mr Rogerson, head teacher at Cottesmore School, said:
"It's there for advice and to clarify thoughts and as a
sounding board."
On top of this the AI tutors were adopted so students
could ask questions when one-on-one time with their
teachers was not available.
The school in Pease Pottage, which educates children aged
eight to 13, also set up the "my future school" project,
where children design their perfect imaginary school with
the help of AI.
AI has also been incorporated into lessons in
Turner Schools in Folkestone, Kent, to teach students
about how to use it responsibly.”
Source: https://bbc.com/news/articles/c999k57ky7ro