# Seldon report urges national AI plan for schools in England

> Sir Anthony Seldon and Tim Bunting want every school and college to have an AI strategy by September 2027. Their poll found 9% of young people think education is preparing them very well for a world with AI.

The Yoink Report (CodeYoink) | UK | AI in learning | News of 22 September 2026 | Published 6 November 2026

A report published on 22 September 2026 calls for a national framework on AI for schools and colleges in England, including training for teachers.

The authors are the former head teacher Sir Anthony Seldon and the venture capitalist Tim Bunting. [BBC News reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8r68mpm6p3o) that their 10-point plan wants schools to write their own AI strategies by September next year. Ofsted would then assess those strategies during inspections. Seldon co-founded AI in Education, a group set up in 2023 to help schools and colleges use the technology safely, the BBC said.

The report includes a Public First survey of 4,021 people aged 11 to 24 in England, carried out in August. [Tes reported](https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ai-savvy-students-may-not-see-school-legitimate-use-time) that only 9% believe schools and universities are preparing them very well for a world with AI. That figure counts only the top answer. The reports do not give the other answers.

[LBC reported](https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/young-people-ai-school/) that 87% of those surveyed have used an AI tool. It said 47% would trust AI over a person to check a fact. The report warns that some families and pupils may stop seeing school as a "legitimate use of their time and effort".

Other proposals include a rapid response unit on AI inside the Department for Education and a network of 100 "AI champion schools and colleges". The plan also proposes a "two-lane" assessment system. It would combine exams with continuous evaluation of pupils using AI.

For teachers and parents, nothing changes yet. These are recommendations and not government policy. A department spokesperson told the BBC that ministers take AI "incredibly seriously" and pointed to its curriculum changes, its AI tutoring tools and new vocational routes.

The report is a call for action by its authors. The reports do not say whether the department will adopt the framework or the September 2027 date.

> "Put simply, education has not kept pace with how – and how much – young people are already using AI"
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> Report by Sir Anthony Seldon and Tim Bunting, as quoted by BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8r68mpm6p3o)

## Sources

- BBC News: [Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8r68mpm6p3o)
- Tes: [AI-savvy students may not see school as 'legitimate use' of time](https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ai-savvy-students-may-not-see-school-legitimate-use-time)
- LBC: [Nearly half of young people trust AI more than humans for fact-checking, as report warns pupils may not see school as 'legitimate use' of time](https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/young-people-ai-school/)

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