Google Removed from DfE's AI Tutoring Pilot for Disadvantaged Pupils
PA Consulting steps in as government confirms contract change ahead of autumn classroom trials
Google UK Ltd has been dropped from the Department for Education's (DfE) AI Tutoring Tools Pioneers Programme, a government scheme designed to bring AI-powered tutoring to up to 450,000 disadvantaged pupils in Years 9 and 10 across England. A modification notice published recently confirmed that Google's place in the programme has been taken over by PA Consulting Services. Google had originally been named among eight suppliers selected in mid-June, following a competitive tender process launched by the DfE and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) back in April. The gove