Practical classroom ideas, product updates and plain-English policy explainers from people who understand education.
Last week, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced its national Roadmap to Trusted Third-Party AI Assurance. The roadmap outlines the government’s ambition for a ‘world-leading AI assurance market’, one where AI tools used across public services (including education) are safe, reliable and trustworthy. This vision strongly aligns with our own approach at Teachmate,
We’re lucky that we receive many lovely comments and emails from our community of teachers on how they’re utilising Teachmate. But one that really stood out to us recently was from Lauren, an Early Career teacher based in Staffordshire. She sent us a lovely email to say that Teachmate has helped her to get a
As the first year of the Teachmate AI Ambassador Programme comes to a close, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on what has been an amazing year! What started as a pilot initiative has grown into a thriving community of AI pioneers – sharing ideas, learning new skills and building their AI confidence
We’re incredibly proud to share that our co-founder, Lee Parkinson, (also known to many of you as Mr P) has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to education and digital innovation 👏 Lee has spent over 16 years in the classroom and has become a champion for teachers everywhere, helping
As the UK’s fastest-growing AI assistant for teachers, it’ll come as no surprise that we’ve been enthusiastically shouting about the time-saving, workload-reducing benefits of AI for teachers since our inception. So we couldn’t be more thrilled to see that UK government is formally recognising its potential too 👩🏫 The Department for Education (DfE) has released
As term three kicks off, it’s the perfect time to start planning ahead for the new term and beyond. These tools are perfect for teachers, subject leaders and school leaders. Let us help you to supercharge your planning and set you up for success! 1. Medium Term Topic Planner 📖Quickly map out the key objectives
Last Thursday, the Teachmate team assembled to exhibit at this year’s Schools & Academies Show – and what an incredible day it was! 🙌 The conference was bustling from the moment the doors opened and we were thrilled to connect with so many teachers and school leaders throughout the day. It was a fantastic opportunity
At the start of the year we were delighted to welcome the Vine Schools Trust to Teachmate as one of our partner Trusts! 🙌 Vine Schools Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust incorporating primary and junior schools in Essex and the East of England, who describe their dedication to excellence in education and being led by
Back in December, our Community Advocate for Wales, Faye Palmer, hosted Bishop Gore School’s very first Poetry Jam for Year 8 - and what a brilliant way it was to bring her poetry lessons to life! Faye was inspired by our Activity Ideas Generator tool. She was looking for a fun, memorable way to explore poetry with
