Artificial Intelligence: Schools
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training will be provided to teachers ahead of the introduction of new media literacy content relating to artificial intelligence and online safety.
Answered by Department for Education
Media literacy is currently covered in the citizenship, relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) and computing curricula.
On 15 July 2025, the government published updated RSHE statutory guidance introducing new content on artificial intelligence (AI), online safety and pornography, which is now mandatory from 1 September 2026.
The department expects to hold a public consultation on proposals for the curriculum and assessment system, including media literacy, in due course, following publication of the government response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report in November 2025.
We will continue to invest in the National Centre for Computing Education to deliver free and flexible online courses which equip teachers with the knowledge they need to embed age-appropriate teaching of AI into computing lessons.
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