Trust-wide CPD on AI
Designed and delivered a CPD series for a trust of 20+ academies in the North of England, helping senior leaders and staff understand where AI can support their work and where it should be treated with caution.
Research-led, school-centred
Practical AI support for schools and trusts
Research-led uses of AI that reduce workload and support thoughtful teaching, helping schools focus on the work that matters.
What I do
Support for schools and trusts
Strategic diagnostics
Focused work with staff and senior leadersto understand where AI is already being used, where it could help, and what to avoid for now.
Pilot design and coaching
Designing and running applied AI pilots with staff, focusing on planning, curriculum support and assessment, and working alongside teachers as they test and refine ideas.
Implementation guidance
Turning early learning into simple guidance, templates and training so staff can use AI safely and consistently without adding another initiative.
Why schools work with The AI Tailor
Support grounded in research and real school experience
Education and ITT experience
- ITT and curriculum leadership across multi-academy trust networks, with time spent in real classrooms.
- Ongoing research partnerships with UK universities and teacher education teams.
- A safeguarding-first mindset that takes seriously the duty schools hold and the need for AI to support safe, stable practice.
AI and implementation expertise
- Research on how teachers actually use generative AI and what this means for workload, planning and professional judgement.
- Vendor-neutral guidance that aligns with DfE expectations and union concerns.
- Hands-on implementation that respects workload and existing systems, rather than adding more noise.
Recent work
Examples of work so far
Pilots across multiple schools
Worked with eight primary schools to trial a primary-focused AI tool developed for planning and curriculum design, helping teachers think through practice in a safe, evidence-informed way.
Custom AI support for teachers
Developed tailored AI tools to help departments plan lessons, generate curriculum materials and think through assessment, with models shaped around local priorities and subject needs.
Approach
How I work
Every school and trust has its own pressures and habits. The work is to understand how your staff plan, teach and assess, then build small, safe changes that help their day rather than complicate it.
Start with what already works in your schools, then look for realistic gains rather than wholesale change.
Test ideas lightly, look at what actually happens, and adjust with the people doing the work.
Keep pedagogy, workload, and safeguarding central in every conversation and decision.
Build lasting confidence and give staff practical tools they can use on their own.
Current work
Where the work is focused
AI readiness reviews
Helping trusts map AI use against statutory guidance and identify the grey areas where staff are already experimenting.
Teacher workload pilots
Working with teachers to design planning and curriculum routines so AI is used where it helps and set aside where it does not.
Leadership briefings
Practical briefings for senior leaders that cut through hype and focus on risk, opportunity and the next few decisions you need to take.
Get in touch
A short conversation about your context
If you are trying to decide what role AI should play in your schools or trust, we can use half an hour to map where you are now and what might be worth testing next. No sales playbook, just a structured discussion based on what you need.
Prefer email? jake@theaitailor.co.uk