Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education
The Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector.
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This document sets out DfE’s position on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) – including educational technology tools powered by generative AI and large language models such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot – in the education sector.
It is aimed at schools and colleges, with a particular focus on AI use in compulsory education. However, many of these considerations will also be relevant to other educational stages.
You should also use Generative AI: product safety expectations.
Updates to this page
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Added link to 'Using AI in education settings: support materials'.
Update history
2025-08-12 15:25
Added summary information about Ofsted’s new guidance on looking at AI during inspection and Ofsted’s research findings into using AI.
2025-06-10 10:00
Added link to ‘Using AI in education settings: support materials’.
2025-01-22 09:00
Updated to highlight the implications of using AI in relation to intellectual property. Also added a link to ‘Generative AI: product safety expectations’.
2023-10-26 16:27
Updated the guidance on ‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education’ to include information on data privacy and intellectual property.
2023-03-29 08:30
First published.