# Teacher Tapp finds few schools teach AI literacy across subjects

> Most teachers who answered a Teacher Tapp survey said pupils should learn about AI across several subjects. Only one in five secondary teachers said their school does that. Two in five said it is not taught at all.

The Yoink Report (CodeYoink) | UK | AI in learning | News of 29 September 2026 | Published 11 November 2026

Most teachers in a Teacher Tapp survey want AI taught in many subjects, but few schools do this, the company said on 29 September 2026.

Teacher Tapp asks more than 10,000 teachers questions each day through an app. In [its weekly results](https://teachertapp.com/articles/mobile-phone-bans-ai-literacy-plus-ppa-at-home/), 82% of secondary teachers and 68% of primary teachers said AI literacy should be covered in most or some subjects. Only 3% of secondary teachers and 5% of primary teachers said it should not be taught.

Practice is different. Only 20% of secondary teachers and 13% of primary teachers said their school covers AI literacy in most or some subjects. In secondary schools, 41% said it is not taught at all. In primary schools the figure was 56%.

Teachers' own use of AI is high. In [results published on 13 October](https://teachertapp.com/articles/student-images-on-social-media-cyber-attacks-plus-leadership-ambitions/), 80% said they had used AI for schoolwork in the past week or month. That was up from 74% a year earlier. In the September results, 27% of classroom teachers who used AI tools said they did not save time, up 11 points since April 2025.

Teachers have asked for clearer rules. [Tes reported](https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/schools-desperate-clearer-ai-guidance) on 9 September that a NASUWT official told the Commons Education Committee that schools want "much clearer rules of the road" on AI.

For pupils, some AI teaching is now required. Revised [relationships, sex and health education guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education) took effect on 1 September 2026. It asks schools to teach about deepfakes and the risks of AI chatbots. Its references to AI are about online safety and the law, not how AI tools work or when to use them in schoolwork.

Teacher Tapp's panel is not a random sample. Its post did not give the number who answered. It is not known whether the new national curriculum will include AI literacy.

## Sources

- Teacher Tapp: [Mobile phone bans, AI literacy plus PPA at home](https://teachertapp.com/articles/mobile-phone-bans-ai-literacy-plus-ppa-at-home/)
- Teacher Tapp: [Student images on social media, cyber attacks plus leadership ambitions](https://teachertapp.com/articles/student-images-on-social-media-cyber-attacks-plus-leadership-ambitions/)
- Tes: [Schools 'desperate' for clearer AI guidance](https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/schools-desperate-clearer-ai-guidance)
- Department for Education (GOV.UK): [Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education)

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