AI Automates Teacher Marking, Frees Time for Face-to-Face Teaching

UK schools are embracing AI to automate teacher marking, allowing educators to focus more on face-to-face teaching. The Department for Education's new guidance encourages using AI for routine tasks, aiming to reduce workload and improve student engagement.
Teachers can now use AI to write routine letters to parents, such as notifications about head lice outbreaks. This move is part of a broader effort to integrate technology into education, though concerns about data security and accuracy remain.
The guidance advises that AI should only be used for 'low-stakes' marking, like quizzes or homework, and emphasizes the need for teachers to verify AI-generated results to ensure accuracy.