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The AI & Digital Learning Hub
Practical, jargon-free AI and digital learning support for teachers, lecturers, teaching assistants, SEND practitioners and education leaders. Built on official UK guidance, honest about what is verified, and free to use.
Everything here is free · No account needed · Nothing is collectedStart with the foundations
What AI actually is in plain English, what it can and can’t do, and a five-day plan to begin safely.
Start here → Teaching & learner support rolesUsing AI in the classroom
Planning, scaffolding, assessment preparation, AI literacy and workload — with 50 ready prompts.
Explore classroom practice → Team leaders & managersLeading AI across an organisation
A six-stage implementation roadmap, tool evaluation, surveys and department templates.
Lead the change →Everything in the Hub
Eight sections. One practical hub.
Every page follows the same pattern: a plain-English explanation, a real classroom example, step-by-step guidance, safeguarding notes, downloadable resources and links to the official sources behind it.
AI Without the Jargon
What AI is, the myths, the risks and a five-day beginner plan — in plain English.
Start here → Classroom practiceAI for Educators
Planning, scaffolding, assessment preparation, AI literacy and workload.
See classroom guidance → InclusionSEND, Inclusion & Accessibility
Barrier-led guidance: reading, writing, autism, ADHD, vision and communication.
Explore inclusion → Take awayPractical AI Toolkit
50 copyable AI prompts, ten lesson-planning templates and a safe-use checklist.
Open the toolkit → LeadershipAI for Departments & Leaders
A six-stage implementation roadmap with checklists, surveys and action plans.
Lead implementation → Self-reflectionConfidence & Skills Audits
Two private 20-question audits: AI confidence and digital skills. Nothing is collected.
Reflect privately → Free CPDDigital Skills & CPD Directory
Verified free courses from DfE, the government AI Skills Hub, OpenLearn, Cisco and more.
Browse free CPD → EvidenceResearch, Guidance & Evidence
Official UK sources on AI in education — DfE, Ofsted, JCQ, ICO and Jisc, dated and checked.
See the sources →Books & further learning
From the Back in the Room collection
The Hub sits alongside the Back in the Room Education books — practical, human-centred writing for FE and beyond.
Education Books 1–3
The Learners We Nearly Lose, Meet Me Halfway and Calm, Clear & Consistent — on Amazon now.
View the books → In developmentAI Without the Jargon
Book 4 of the collection. This Hub grows from the same material — the book is not yet published.
See the book → Coming soonTeaching resources
Resource packs, learner workbooks and CPD materials in development alongside the books.
What’s coming → FictionThe Miss Series
Warm, funny novels about teaching FE. Book 1, Miss, Is It Half Term Yet?, is out now.
Meet Lucy Harper →External claims are checked against official sources and dated on each page. Anything we could not verify is clearly labelled. Nothing here replaces your organisation’s policies, safeguarding procedures or data protection advice — it supports your professional judgement.
Hub last reviewed: 7 November 2026 · Next review: by May 2027 · Maintained by Back in the Room Education. Free resources for educators — no registration, no data collection.