Leading with AI: Helping Schools Move from AI Exploration to AI Strategy
Wednesday 6 May - 12:30
As AI continues to reshape education, school leaders are being challenged to respond with both curiosity and clarity. This webinar will explore how schools can move beyond from early experimentation to building a more strategic, informed, and responsible approach to AI.
Drawing on conversations with school leaders and insights from our free AI audit, the session will highlight how schools can assess their current position, identify risks, and uncover practical opportunities to strengthen teaching, learning, and operational effectiveness. It is designed for leaders who want to embrace innovation in a way that is purposeful, sustainable, and aligned with whole-school priorities.
Objectives:
To help school leaders understand where their school currently sits on its AI journey and why honest self-assessment is the first step toward meaningful implementation.
To explore the key risks and opportunities AI presents across teaching, learning, and operations, with a focus on practical and strategic decision-making.
To introduce a free AI audit as a starting point for schools wanting to take a more structured, informed, and future-focused approach to AI adoption.
Dr Neelam Parmar, an internationally recognised leader in digital strategy and educational innovation, ADY Educate offers over 20 years of global educational experience in building inclusive, effective and sustainable education systems. From curriculum design in digital and AI literacy, to digital professional development programmes, to strategic consulting for ministries, school groups, and EdTech startups, and scalable impact in the community, our work is rooted in research, shaped by practice, and driven by purpose.
Neelam is an award winning professional with experience in EdTech School Strategy, Implementation, Management and Sustainability. Blended/Hybrid/Online School design, development and implementation.
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