Opinion
Articles and blog posts on teaching, technology and AI in the classroom.
Assessment AI in Schools Opinion
Assessment in the Age of AI
What are we actually measuring?
Why retrieval practice still matters, why low-stakes testing and multiple-choice questions deserve more attention, and why generative AI is forcing us to think more carefully about assessment validity.
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Daniel Williams · 22 August 2026 AI in Schools Teacher Development Opinion
The Hidden Cost of AI in Schools
Teacher atrophy and the erosion of expertise
Much has been written about what AI might do to pupils. But the more pressing question may be what it does to teachers, and whether outsourcing planning, explanation and marking quietly erodes the professional expertise that makes great teaching possible.
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Daniel Williams · 1 April 2026