Designed for KS3 but suitable throughout the secondary age range, this resource introduces pupils to AI in education with clarity, restraint, and practical realism. Across three lessons, students learn what generative AI actually does, why hallucinations and bias are normal features rather than strange exceptions, why responsibility stays with the student, and how to use AI for learning without cheating or outsourcing thought.
The lessons are fully mapped to, and provide complete coverage of, both the JCQ guidelines on AI Use in Assessments, and the UNESCO AI Competency Framework.
Included in the bundle is a diagnostic assessment app for each lesson.
Across three lessons, the resource covers:
- Foundations lesson. A 60-minute introductory lesson on how generative AI works in school settings, why it is not a reliable authority, and the core rules for safe and sensible use. Includes an explainer video, guided note prompts, a diagnostic starter, and an exit ticket.
- Ethics lesson. A 60-minute scenario-based lesson on honesty, privacy, plagiarism, data protection, and school rules. Students classify classroom situations, distinguish honest and dishonest AI use, and build a clear personal set of AI do’s and don’ts.
- Learning-use lesson. A 60-minute practical lesson on using AI as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut. Students explore revision, homework planning, explanations, and checking workflows while staying within school rules and keeping responsibility for the final work.
The three lessons together create a teach | discuss | apply sequence for schools introducing AI literacy at KS3. They work well in computing, PSHE, digital literacy, online safety, study skills, form time, assemblies, or as a short standalone unit. No prior technical knowledge is required, and no external logins or extra tech are needed.
About the illustrations: our photorealistic illustrations are created using the very wonderful Midjourney. This resource does not contain photographs of real students.
The free sample contains the whole of lesson 1, including the diagnostic assessment app and the JCQ/UNESCO mapping tables. It may even be all you need.
