At Home

Home learning and consumer EdTech, reported by Wistl. Tutoring apps, AI homework helpers, screen time, parental controls, children's technology regulation and learning at home in the UK.

Government launches call for evidence on children’s screen use to shape new parental guidance and school policy
Thursday is National AI Awareness Day. Most parents have never discussed AI with their children.
A chatbot ban that could leave children with no one to turn to at 2am
Children are outsourcing their thinking to AI. The evidence says this is the problem education should be solving.
Children's tech legislation is coming. The 26 May consultation window is closing.
Wealthier parents may pay for human tutors as AI becomes the default for everyone else.
Students are using AI for loneliness and mental health. Universities are not sure what to do about it.
The government is consulting on restricting phones, social media and AI chatbots for children. It closes in three weeks.
Online schools for neurodivergent children are growing fast, but is the regulatory framework keeping pace?
The government wants to ban chatbots for under-16s. One founder says that would remove the tool that was there at 2am when no-one else was.