Empowering Schools to Work Smarter
Across the UK, schools face growing workload and communication challenges. Teachers spend more than 50 hours a week on average, with nearly half of that time devoted to planning, marking, and administration. As expectations rise for personalised learning and rapid parent communication, many schools are reaching a breaking point.
AI is beginning to change this story. Intelligent automation and Generative AI are helping schools reduce repetitive work, improve efficiency, and create richer learning and engagement experiences. A recent EdTech UK study found that over 60% of UK schools are already exploring AI tools to enhance teaching and streamline administration.
Introducing SmartSchools
SmartSchools is a next-generation AI solution designed specifically for UK schools. It provides a farm of AI agents that work together to support every area of school life — from teaching and administration to pastoral care and community engagement — all while ensuring UK GDPR compliance and local hosting for data privacy.
A Complete Suite of AI Agents
SmartSchools includes intelligent agents across six key domains:
- Student Learning – Personal learning companions that guide and motivate students.
- Teacher Support – Assisting with lesson planning, marking, and communications.
- Administration & Compliance – Automating documentation, reporting, and safeguarding tasks.
- Pastoral Care – Offering safe, empathetic, and consistent student support.
- Parents & Community – Enabling multilingual, omni-channel communication.
- Leadership & Reporting – Integrating with iSAMS, Google Classroom, and other systems for real-time insights.
With chat, voice, telephony, SMS, and social media channels available, SmartSchools connects people wherever they are — in the language they prefer — with personalised, Generative AI-powered responses backed by comprehensive analytics.
How Schools Can Prepare for AI
Adopting SmartSchools and Generative AI successfully starts with readiness. Schools can prepare by:
- Building a modern knowledgebase: Move beyond static FAQs and maintain a rich internal knowledge system that captures procedures, policies, and best practice for AI agents to access.
- Embracing semantic search: Organise content by meaning, not just keywords, and keep it current through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
- Keeping content dynamic: Regularly update documents and remove outdated versions so AI responses remain accurate and trustworthy.
- Optimising for education language: Use consistent terminology and synonyms that reflect real classroom and policy language.
- Integrating with existing systems: Use APIs to connect learning platforms and management systems for true personalisation.
- Prioritising data privacy: Maintain strict security, transparency, and governance to protect sensitive information.
- Encouraging feedback: Use continuous feedback loops to refine the accuracy and usefulness of AI over time.
The Human + AI Partnership
AI isn’t replacing teachers or administrators — it’s augmenting human capability. By automating repetitive work, AI gives staff more time to focus on teaching, mentoring, and supporting students.
Schools that prepare now will gain:
- Reduced workload and higher productivity
- Improved parent and student engagement
- Faster, more consistent communication
- Stronger compliance and reporting
- Personalised learning for every pupil
SmartSchools – Where Intelligence Meets Education
SmartSchools helps schools embrace Generative and Agentic AI safely and effectively — empowering educators, enriching learning, and transforming the way schools operate for the future.
