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  1. AI firms sign Paris charter on research into AI and childrenWorldwide
  2. US teachers' unions sign binding AI privacy deal with AnthropicWorldwide
  3. Teachers say poorer pupils miss more homework for lack of devicesUK
  4. DfE tells schools to keep phones out of reach all dayUK
  5. DfE proposes safety certificates for AI tools used by pupilsUK
  6. Irish lecturers' unions call for a rethink of assessment over AIEurope

United Kingdom

  1. CSUK launches CSUK One for computer science classesCSUK has put its teaching resources, coding tools and courses into one platform with a free account. Its old CSUK:Teacher site will close at the end of term and pupil progress will not move across.Schools
  2. TT Rockstars to switch on daily time limits for every schoolThe times tables app will turn on curfews and daily limits by default from 24 November. An MP had raised concerns about how long pupils spend on it. A minister said gamification in learning apps is profit driven.Schools
  3. Lucy Powell calls for more practical assessment in GCSE computingSchools
  4. Jisc pilot finds AI helps feedback more than final markingAI in learning
  5. Government opens £4,000-a-year TechFirst degree scholarshipCareers
  6. Student loans for single computing modules open in EnglandUniversities
  7. Ofcom names 4 age checks for the under-16 social media banSchools
  8. DfE survey shows more secondary schools collecting phonesSchools
  9. Coolest Projects sets 2027 UK dates in Bradford and CardiffSchools
  10. Raspberry Pi Foundation adds blocks editor to Code ClassroomSchools
  11. Ada Scotland Festival wins European award for gender equalitySchools
  12. Government plan aims for 200,000 entry-level tech jobs in 10 yearsCareers
  13. Ada Computer Science adds lessons for pupils aged 11 to 14Schools
  14. QAA publishes draft principles on university assessment and AIUniversities
  15. Government publishes TechFirst guide for UK secondary schoolsSchools
  16. DfE says AI tutoring design work runs until March 2027AI in learning
  17. Ofqual chief says AI cheating in qualifications cannot be allowedAI in learning
  18. Jisc says better AI detectors still do not prove misuseAI in learning
  19. More graduate employers report misconduct as AI use growsCareers
  20. DfE tells schools to offer human review of automated decisionsSchools
  21. 150 clinicians ask ministers for health checks on school edtechSchools
  22. Science advice note says girls are steered away from tech earlyResearch
  23. Warwick researchers build AI tutor that holds back coding answersResearch
  24. Newcastle and Westminster to stop using Turnitin in 2027Universities
  25. DfE poll finds 84% of teens back technical options such as codingSchools
  26. EEF trial finds Aila cuts lesson planning time by 24%AI in learning
  27. Ofqual finds 27% of schools had a cyber incident last yearSchools
  28. Teacher Tapp finds few schools teach AI literacy across subjectsAI in learning
  29. Government report finds cyber job ads for beginners halvedCareers
  30. UWE finds 'off and in bags' phone rules not workingResearch
  31. DfE science advisers set 8 rules for judging AI in schoolsResearch
  32. DfE sets out £24m plan to test AI and EdTech in schoolsResearch
  33. Powell announces Vocational GCSEs with Digital Tech among optionsSchools
  34. Seldon report urges national AI plan for schools in EnglandAI in learning
  35. Ofqual allows on-screen exams in the digital systems V LevelSchools
  36. PISA's first computing test puts UK above the OECD averageResearch
  37. AQA tells MPs AI is nearly ready to check exam markersAI in learning

Europe

  1. Austria's education ministry publishes AI strategy for schoolsAustria wants pupils to learn without AI first, then about AI and only then with it. The strategy sets no new rules or bans. Teachers keep the final say on how AI is used in lessons.AI in learning
  2. European Commission plans AI literacy certificate for pupilsThe Commission will write common learning outcomes for AI literacy by mid-2027 and test a certificate from the 2027/28 school year. Nothing is binding on schools or governments.AI in learning
  3. EU Code Week grants go to coding projects in Ukraine and TürkiyeSchools
  4. Dutch MPs back call to ban generative AI in primary schoolsSchools
  5. EU Code Week reports 1.15 million students reached in ItalySchools
  6. Researchers link longer AI feedback to weaker next attemptsResearch
  7. German education ministers add AI skills to school frameworkAI in learning
  8. EU Code Week 2026 opens with a debate on coding in the age of AISchools
  9. EU paper says AI can improve work without improving learningResearch
  10. Tartu review lists 12 risks in Estonia's AI Leap school programmeAI in learning
  11. Spain's INTEF updates its guide to AI in schoolsAI in learning

Worldwide

  1. Google keeps AI in school Search despite backlash from officialsGoogle now says schools can turn on Search without Gemini, but Search keeps its AI features. New York City has asked Google to remove AI summaries for pupils and Los Angeles is reviewing the plan.Schools
  2. Australian ministers agree to restrict generative AI in schoolsEducation ministers will limit generative AI in primary schools and in secondary assessments. Each state and territory will decide how. A new taskforce will advise on screen use next year.AI in learning
  3. freeCodeCamp adds Socrates, an AI hint tool, to its lessonsAI in learning
  4. Google to turn off Gemini for pupil accounts by defaultAI in learning
  5. Boot.dev adds a 20-hour course on coding with AI agentsCourses
  6. Auckland study finds 5 inclusivity problems in GitHub CopilotResearch
  7. US states move from AI guidance to law, SETDA survey findsResearch
  8. US college computer science enrolment falls by 12.4%Universities
  9. New York bans unsafe AI companion features for under-18sAI in learning
  10. Microsoft launches a free GitHub Copilot badge with no examCareers
  11. Report finds boot camp offered its own security credentialCareers
  12. Maryland trial finds students offered an AI tutor got lower gradesUniversities
  13. Investigation finds IronCircle boot camp left students in debtCareers
  14. Study finds AI marking misses student misconceptions in computingAI in learning
  15. Stack Overflow survey finds AI tools second for learning to codeResearch
  16. Los Angeles schools block pupil AI on district devicesAI in learning
  17. New York City pauses generative AI for pupils up to grade 8Schools