PERSONALISING AI FOR UK SCHOOLS AND MATs: ALIGNING WITH VISION AND VALUES

AI in education should never be one-size-fits-all. The real power of AI comes when it is shaped by your school’s values, curriculum, vision and policies. Not something off the shelf. Not something generic. 

Something that truly fits your setting.

At askKira, we believe that AI in education must serve your setting’s unique purpose, not the other way around. The true power of AI emerges when it reflects who you are as a school community and what you stand for.

When I visit schools across the country, particularly those in challenging contexts, I’m struck by how each has its own character, challenges and aspirations. Generic AI tools simply cannot honour this uniqueness. They lack the nuance needed to support your specific curriculum journey, safeguarding priorities or behaviour policies.

For Multi Academy Trusts, personalised AI creates a powerful connection between trust-wide vision and school-level implementation. It helps you maintain consistency while respecting each school’s individual context. Your trust values can be embedded within the technology, reinforcing your ethos in every interaction.

The implications for closing the attainment gap are profound. In communities where disadvantage creates barriers to learning, personalised AI becomes another adult in the room who understands your pupils’ needs. It speaks your language. It knows your assessment framework. It reinforces your expectations consistently.

For school leaders, this means technology that genuinely supports strategic priorities rather than creating additional workload. Imagine AI that analyses attendance patterns through the lens of your improvement plan, or helps spot safeguarding concerns using the indicators your staff are trained to recognise.

For teachers, it means planning support that aligns with your schemes of work, marking assistance that follows your feedback policy, and administrative help that reflects how your school actually operates. This targeted support gives precious time back to focus on the relationships and teaching that truly transform lives.

This is about far more than efficiency. It’s about integrity. When your AI assistant understands what your school stands for, every interaction reinforces your values rather than undermines them.

At askKira, we’re partnering with schools to build AI that truly belongs in your community. AI that respects your professional judgment. AI that strengthens your culture. AI that helps every child, especially the most vulnerable, achieve their potential.

Let’s make technology work for your vision, not someone else’s.

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