AI has arrived in schools faster than anyone could write the rulebook. So who is it helping, and who is being left behind?

This week on Limelight, host Ian Hunter is joined by Rajani Nalla, Founder and CEO of Trusity, an investor and startup mentor. They talk about one of the biggest challenges in education right now: what AI adoption really means for schools, teachers, students and parents.

Rajani is based in Dubai, and the UAE is leading the way. According to the OECD’s TALIS survey, 75% of teachers in the UAE and Singapore use AI, against a global average of around 40%. But leading the pack doesn’t mean the challenges have gone away.

In this episode:

• Why AI adoption in schools has moved faster than governance, and why so few countries have a standard AI curriculum
• How AI detection tools are throwing up false positives, and how that damages trust between students and teachers
• The risk of “outsourced thinking”, where children reach for AI before they’ve done the thinking themselves
• How AI that always agrees with you can give young people false confidence
• Why only 38% of teachers have been trained in AI, while they’re expected to detect it, use it and referee it
• What parents worry about most, from data privacy to the loss of critical thinking
• How Trusity’s TruPreneurs.ai puts AI to work building young innovators and entrepreneurs, with teachers kept firmly in the loop
• Why “we have an AI platform” isn’t enough, and the layers of data, infrastructure, compliance and security that sit underneath one

If you’re a school leader, a teacher, a parent or an EdTech founder, this one’s for you.

Find Trusity
Website: https://trusity.com
TruPreneurs.ai: https://trupreneurs.ai
Connect with Rajani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajani-nalla-193937a8

Find Lime EDU
Website: https://www.limeedu.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelimeinc
Connect with Ian: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianhunter7

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Limelight: The Education Spotlight – Medical tracking in schools, with Daniel Neeld

Everyone remembers the red slip. You'd bump your head in the playground, get patched up, and go home with a crumpled note in your book bag. The note often got lost on the way, and school leaders never had the full picture.

This week on Limelight, host Ian Hunter is joined by Daniel Neeld, Managing Director of Medical Tracker. They talk about one of the most overlooked parts of school life: how schools record, manage and share student health information.

Daniel explains why medical tracking is still such a challenge for schools in the UK and around the world, including:

• Paper-based first aid and medication records, and the risks they create
• The pressure on staff who manage medical needs alongside their day job
• Keeping parents informed quickly and reliably when something happens
• Why having the whole picture of every child matters for safeguarding and wellbeing
• How Medical Tracker is replacing the red slip with a simple digital system

Whether you're a head, a SENCo, a school business manager or a first aider, this one's for you.

Find Medical Tracker
Website: https://www.medicaltracker.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/medical-tracker
Connect with Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djneeld

Find more information about Lime Edu Consulting
Website: https://www.limeedu.co.uk
Connect with Ian: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianhunter7

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