A collaborative project with Big Education UK, the Application of AI Framework was carefully created as part of The Big AI Project to support sector and school leaders in their application of artificial intelligence. The Framework and all project material was endorsed by Rose Luckin, CEO of Educate Ventures Research.

 

The Application of AI Framework's 'Wheel' structure, becomes more than a visual. It reflects the direction of travel across these frameworks toward socio-technical, whole-school thinking. NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework(2023) is explicit that AI risks and impacts arise from systems in context - “AI systems are sociotechnical in nature” - which implies that principles must cover not only classroom practice, but governance, leadership decision-making, and organisational processes. The 'Wheel' operationalises this by (i) keeping core domains of schooling visible (teaching, learning, inclusion, leadership, organisation, governance, ethics, and the human capabilities that education exists to develop), and (ii) grouping these domains under three pragmatic imperatives schools must balance in practice: maximising impact, instilling intelligence, and mitigating risks.

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Compared with many international frameworks that foreground either learner competencies (AI literacy) or educator capability or governance, the Wheel’s value proposition is that it keeps all three in view simultaneously, supporting agile entry points while protecting coherence (progress in one area does not create hidden risks elsewhere). That combination is what makes the "Wheel" particularly suitable for a fast-moving domain where guidance, tools, and norms will continue to evolve.

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