If an EdTech tool harms a child in class, who carries the liability?
Designated safeguarding leads are navigating new territory as AI tools enter classrooms. Guidance exists. Accountability is less clear.
By Wistl Editorial · · Schools
Every school in England has a designated safeguarding lead. Their responsibilities have expanded significantly as digital technology has become embedded in learning. The statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, names technology as a source of risk and requires schools to consider how AI tools, including those pupils access at home, might affect children's safety. Ofsted's approach to AI in inspection reflects this. Inspectors may ask leaders how they ensure that pupil use of AI at home and in school is in children's best interests. The guidance is clear that safeguarding risk fr