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AI in FE: Responsible AI Research Skills and Building Academic AI Agents

This month, we had a busy AI in FE community session with two brilliant presentations. First, we heard from Beth Snowden, EdTech Lead, and Gillian Thom, Higher Education Manager at Craven College, who shared their responsible AI researcher pilot. We were then joined by Mark Monahan, Vice Principal, Digital and Communications at Brighton Hove & […]

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AI in FE: Exploring AI Supported Coding with Bradford College

For our May community meetup, we were joined by Clark Mitton, Digital Experience Design Lead at Bradford College. Clark shared a practical and thought-provoking session exploring how AI-supported coding can be used to create engaging content, while exploring the considerations that can help make it safe and effective. Continue for a recap of the session […]

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AI in FE: Exchanging ideas on practical, ethical and sustainable AI

For this month’s AI in FE community meetup, we held an AI Ideas Exchange. Community members were invited to propose topics for discussion before splitting into small groups to talk through the most popular suggestions. At the end of the session, we reconvened to share what we’d learned.  A wide range of topics were suggested, […]

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AI in FE: An AI Assisted Workflow with Real Impact from Riverside College

For our March community meetup, we were joined by Craig Scott, Hydrogen & Welding Tutor and IQA at Riverside College. Craig delivered an informative session taking us through a practical workflow using AI tools to refine resources in order to support teaching, retrieval and closing knowledge gaps. Continue for a recap of the session and […]

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AI in FE: Hands-On AI Literacy, Agents and Cheesecake with Milton Keynes College 

This month in the AI in FE community, we were joined by Penny Langford, Executive Head of Digital at Milton Keynes College, for a hands-on session focused on AI literacy. Penny took us through the kinds of practical activities they use with students and also shared with us some of the work they have been doing to develop and test AI agents.  Continue for a […]

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AI in FE: Effective prompting, Microsoft Teams tools, and AI agents

This month, we kicked off the new year in the AI in FE community with a session led by Rob Wraith, Head of Learning Technology and Digital Learning at Newcastle College Group (NCG). Rob shared a practical look at how effective prompting can enhance outcomes for staff and learners, alongside a tour of some of […]

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AI in FE: AI as Assistive Technology for SEND learners with Gloucestershire College

We wrapped up our final AI in FE community session of 2025 with an accessibility-focused session from Freya Bevan, Digital Learning Coach with AI focus at Gloucestershire College. Freya took us through how the college is exploring generative AI as a form of assistive technology to help bridge gaps in access and build independence and […]

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AI in FE: The Turing Tutor from South Devon College

This month, we got off to a brilliant start to the new academic year in the AI in FE community with a session led by Daniel Tagg, Quality of Teaching and Learning Co-ordinator and Science Lecturer at South Devon College. Daniel took us through the journey of developing and prototyping the Turing Tutor, a chatbot […]

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AI Sign Language Translation: Ready for Education? 

AI sign language translation is emerging as a fast-moving and important area of interest in the sector. This interest is no longer theoretical, over the past year we have now seen AI sign translation services being publicly utilised in the UK. With this we’ve also noticed growing numbers of members asking whether such tools are […]

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflecting on another year in AI with the FE Community 

In our final Further Education community session of this academic year, we took a look back at another transformative year in AI. This was an interactive session including breakout discussions and as such there won’t be a recording made available for this one, however we’ve captured the highlights below for anyone who couldn’t make it.  […]