Technology & Innovation - Issue 12

52 DATA WITHOUT THE DRAMA Elliot Lewis presents an IT leader’s guide to achieving GDPRmastery 56 ALL SYSTEMS SECURE? Mat Pullen explains why schools can’t afford a failing grade when it comes to their standards of data protection... AT HOME 60 HUMANS IN A DIGITAL WORLD Anthony David examines how the increasing adoption of AI should prompt us to reclaim the skills that make us whole 63 EDUCATING THE CHILD We need tomove past themyth of the ‘digital native’ and recognise the online knowledge and skills young people now can’t do without, says Laura Knight... 66 A SILENT ADDICTION Why we owe it to our students to confront the purposefully addictive nature of social media and its frequentlymalign impacts 30 BRINGING AI TO HEEL The benefits of AI for teachers will only be fully realised once schools have put appropriate regulations and safeguards in place, says Kirsty Treherne 32 BEYOND THE FROZEN SCREEN Time for an upgrade?We look at how a new report details the real impact of outdated school tech... 35 SORT YOUR CYBERSECURITY LGfL’s Gareth Jelley discusses the elements that ought to form the foundations of every school’s cybersecurity policy 38 FROM 6 TO 36 We hear how one SEND school is growing rapidly in size and provision, with the help of some smart inclusive edtech… ADMINISTRATION 46 BUYER BEWARE Rich Newsome highlights the hidden risks of public sector frameworks in education procurement 48 SAFE TRAVELS Mac Bowley looks at what teachers can do to help young people safely navigate online spaces in a post-AI world 2025/2026 EDITION CLASSROOM 6 DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE Professor Victoria Baines shares her thoughts on the vital role that teaching critical thinking skills can play in helping students confront onlinemisinformation 10 OBSERVATIONS REIMAGINED Matt Newell considers the implications of combining AI with lesson observations, andwhether that might spell the end of intrusive classroomvisits... 14 TECH, TEACHING AND TRUST Teachers won’t be replacedwith artificial intelligence any time soon, says Colin Foster – and here’s why 17 MAKE DIGITAL LEARNING MATTER Linking digital projects to real- world issues can inspire students, while helping develop transferable technical skills, says NatalieMoore 18 THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE As any science teacher knows, practical lessons are often challenging, but hugely rewarding – Kit Betts-Masters offers some advice on ensuring yours go without a hitch… 20 A NEW ITERATION Tony Ryan reflects on howD&T has evolved as a subject in terms of what it used to be, andwhat it now has to be 24 CRACKING THE CODE RoweenaWarnakulasuriya explains how coding lessons at Wilmington Academy will see students getting hands-on with some familiar use cases... WHOLE SCHOOL 26 WHY WAIT? Drafting an AI policymight seem daunting - but if you put it off, it’s your staff and students who will miss out, says James Saunders… 29 MAKING THE WORLD GO ROUND HelenWickens details how the ScienceMuseum is giving technical careers some long-overdue time in the spotlight Publishers: Joe Carter, Sam Reubin, Richard Stebbing Editor: Callum Fauser, callum.fauser@artichokehq.com , 01206 505115 Group Advertising Manager: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com , 01206 505499 Advertising Manager: Hayley Rackham, hayley.rackham@artichokehq.com 01206 505928 Deputy Advertising Managers: Hannah Jones, hannah.jones@artichokehq.com, 01206 505924 Matt Gilley, matt.gilley@artichokehq.com, 01206 505992 Art editors: Sarah Barajas, Richard Allen Customer services: secondary@artichokehq.com Accounts: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com Published by: Artichoke Media, Suites 2 & 4, Global House, Global Park, Eastgates, CO1 2TJ The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. We try to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Contents teachwire.net 4