From Ahead of the Curve to Policy-Proof: How Taught AI is Setting the Standard in AI for Schools

Ben Duggan
Jun 12
2 min read

Yesterday the Department for Education released its long-awaited guidance on the safe and effective use of AI in education.

At Taught AI, we didn’t panic—we reviewed the guidance and found ourselves already ahead.

This blog explores where we were before the guidance dropped, the key improvements we made to our offer, and how we’re now helping other schools do the same.

Before the DfE Guidance: What We Were Already Doing

At Taught AI, our core mission has always been practical and policy-aligned. Long before national policy caught up, we were:

Automating lesson planning for SEND, EAL, and PRU learners
Helping staff write trauma-informed, safeguarding-compliant communications
Supporting teachers to build Outstanding Prompts that reduced workload
Keeping safety and alignment in mind, even without a formal framework

After the DfE Guidance: Key Upgrades at Taught AI

Here’s how we responded to the 2025 guidance and tightened every corner of our practice:

Area Improved	What We Changed
GDPR & DPIA Compliance	Added full GDPR statements, prompt-level safeguards, and DPIA templates
Prompt Safety	Embedded real-time disclaimers and model guidance into every GPT
AI Literacy	Developed KS3/KS4 PSHE lessons using IDEAL + FACTS frameworks
Policy Alignment	Created school-ready AI policy templates referencing KCSIE, GDPR, and DfE toolkits

What This Means for Your School

Taught AI now supports schools, MATs, and alternative provisions to become AI-aligned and inspection-ready. We provide:

Custom GPTs hosted safely for lesson planning, SEND adaptation, and staff support

Policy writing support, including AI use statements, safeguarding integration, and DPIAs CPD and student workshops that build digital literacy and reduce anxiety around new tools

Sandbox AI for safer, context-specific use in PRU and virtual settings