The need it meets
Purpose
We have all heard that AI can support teachers — this session is about how, calmly and professionally. It introduces fresh digital techniques where you remain in control: clear prompts, sensible checks, and habits that fit real classrooms. No hype, no replacement talk — just practical confidence you can use the next day.
What students experience
In the room
Gareth walks staff through live examples using everyday school language — always with a "human first" rule: draft, review, adapt, then publish. Discussion covers what belongs in school policy, what to avoid, and how to model the same integrity you expect from students. There is time to try short tasks in pairs so teams leave with shared vocabulary, not just slides.
Learning intentions
What we aim for
- Give staff a clear, confident starting point with AI as a tool — not a decision-maker.
- Build repeatable prompting habits that save thinking time while keeping professional judgment central.
- Align classroom and department practice with school expectations on accuracy, privacy and fairness.
- Leave with one or two workflows the team agrees are safe to trial before wider rollout.
Concrete gains
Lasting takeaways
- Less mystery around what AI can and cannot do in a school context.
- Stronger shared language between leaders, classroom teachers and digital leads.
- A calmer staffroom conversation about digital change — grounded in evidence and Welsh/English delivery.
The arc of the session
How the time is spent
Starting from your priorities
Frame tasks in the language of your department so outputs stay relevant and proportionate.
Clear, repeatable prompts
Short patterns you can reuse without memorising jargon — tuned for Welsh or English as needed.
Review before anything goes live
Simple checks for accuracy, tone and fit with your scheme — you decide the final version.
Policy-aware habits
What to log, what not to paste, and how to keep learner data on the right side of your school rules.
Making it stick next week
Agree one small habit as a team — so the session turns into change, not just inspiration.
The shift you can expect
After the session
Staff leave with less noise and more clarity: a shared sense of what "good use" looks like, practical prompts they can adapt, and confidence that AI supports — never replaces — their professional judgment.
Assurance for leaders
Curriculum & inspection fit
Estyn 2024 Framework:
supports leadership of digital change, professional learning and safeguarding-aware use of technology in teaching.
Curriculum for Wales & professional standards:
helps schools develop digital competence and collaborative practice with learners' needs at the centre — in both languages where Fflam delivers.
What to arrange
Planning the visit
- Format: 90-minute facilitated staff session (extendable to 2 hours for discussion).
- Group size: Typically one faculty, phase team or whole-staff group — usually up to around 40 colleagues (larger by agreement).
- Space & setup: Meeting or training room with screen and projector; staff may bring laptops but it is not required.
- Investment: Quoted to your group size and session length — ask Gareth for a clear figure alongside student workshops if you are booking a bundle.
Evidence-based. Experience-built. Delivered in both languages.
Building a programme
Where to go next
Often paired with
Typical investment
Many schools book this after or alongside Digital Learning for students so staff and pupils share the same language about responsible use.
To book a staff session or discuss team size, dates and bilingual delivery, email: bookings@fflam.wales