AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Alex Russell
Alex Russell is CEO of Bourne Education Trust (BET). The Trust consists of 26 schools across primary, secondary, and special phases in Hampshire, Surrey, and the London Boroughs of Richmond and Sutton. Russell also chairs Surrey’s Inclusion Roundtable, which leads the county’s equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy. In 2023, he launched AI in Education, a not-for-profit organisation, in partnership with Epsom College.
Harnessing the power of generative AI in the classroom and beyond
Can generative artificial intelligence (AI) help in addressing complex societal issues, such as the equality of access to education? Despite efforts from educators and policymakers, students with additional needs and those who come from socio-economically deprived backgrounds continue to consistently perform worse than other groups. Student performance gaps stubbornly refuse to close while the demands placed on teaching professionals by time-consuming administrative tasks and the challenges associated with lesson preparations continue to increase. Generative AI presents educators with an opportunity to change things.