by Al Kingsley MBE
AI is already in your school. By autumn 2025, well over half of teachers were using it for their work, most without telling anyone, and pupils are further ahead still. So the question facing SLT, governing and trust boards was never whether to adopt AI; it is whether the AI already in the building is being governed. This book gives school and trust leaders, governors and trustees a practical answer: a six-stage journey from purpose and people through policy, process and practice to proof, and a seven-area assurance framework for judging whether any of it is actually working. It covers the rules you are governing against, from KCSIE and UK GDPR to the EU AI Act, alongside selecting and assessing tools, SEND and inclusion, working with parents, and case studies from Estonia to Ohio.