# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 05 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 am – Mon, 05 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: For teachers, school leaders, and education professionals who want to understand how artificial intelligence is transforming education.About this EventArtificial Intelligence is transforming the way we teach, learn, and lead and schools are at the heart of this change. The recent Department for Education recommendations expressly highlights the critical need to understand and adapt AI into both the curriculum and into how schools are run.This makes the Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026 more important than ever, bringing together teachers, school leaders, digital leads, and support staff from across Cornwall to explore how AI can be used responsibly, creatively, and effectively in education.Now in its third year, the Summit moves beyond “what is AI” to focus on policy, purpose and best practice. Attendees will discover how to teach AI confidently, integrate it across the curriculum, and safeguard young people in an increasingly digital world. Sessions include hands-on workshops, creative classroom activities, expert keynotes, and open discussions on topics from AI literacy and curriculum design to data privacy, ethics, policy guidance and staff development.Join educators, researchers, and innovators for a day of collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, helping Cornwall’s schools lead the way in preparing young people for a safe, ethical, and opportunity-rich AI future.AGENDA08:30am - Arrival, Networking & RefreshmentsAll Day - AI in Education Showcase: Hands on examples of different AI games, kit, and tech you can use in the classroom to engage children with AI in safely and inline with new curriculum recommendations.09:00am - Welcome from Truro and Penwith College09:10am - (Lightening Talk) What is AI Literacy?09:30am - (Workshops) Using AI in the Classroom: AI Literarcy Across Education (2 x 25min)10:30am - Coffee Break10:45am - (Keynote Talk) Where are the Guardrails?: Understanding the educational, emotional and mental health risks of AI on young people with Caitlin Gould, TecGirls11:15am - (Workshops) Using AI in Schools: AI Safeguarding/Ethics, Policies and Admin Wins (2 x 25min)12:15pm - Lunch13:15pm - (Keynote Talk) AI Policy & Assessment Advice with an Ofsted & DfE Perspective, Where is AI in Education Headed? with Alex More13:45pm - Jobs for the Future: Preparing students for careers in an AI world14:15pm - (Workshops) AI Best Practice: Policy & Purpose15:00pm - AI Coffee & Conversations - A space to sit and discuss questions, ideas, hopes and fears about AI. All of the speakers and experts will be available to discuss further with and we encourage open and honest conversations on how we address these topics.WorkshopsGroup 1: Using AI in the ClassroomCreating an AI Primary School Curriculum (Primary)Creating an AI Secondary School Curriculum (Secondary)The Importance of Humanities in the Age of AI (All Ages)AI Best Practice for Students: How to Help Students Use AI Properly (Suitable for secondary & College staff)Inclusive AI: Technology for Every LearnerGroup 2: Using AI in SchoolsWorkload Reduction using AI Tools (All Ages)AI and Safeguarding: Supporting Students’ Wellbeing (Suitable for DSLs, safeguarding leads & pastoral staff)Admin Wins with AI (Support Staff)Keeping Kids Safe: Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and AIGroup 3: AI Best PracticePolicy: Future-proofing Your School + Building a Collaborative AI Policy FrameworkPurpose: AI and Ethics: Empowering Young People to be Active AI CitizensThis event is fully-funded and therefore free to attend (valued at £150).Find out more about Digital Futures Cornwall on our website: https://www.digitalfuturescornwall.co.uk/Find out more about TecGirls on their website: https://www.tecgirls.co.ukFunding StatementDigital Futures Cornwall is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and led by Truro and Penwith College.The UK Shared Prosperity Fund proactively supports delivery of the UK-government’s five national missions: pushing power out to communities everywhere, with a specific focus to help kickstart economic growth and promoting opportunities in all parts of the UK. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-sharedprosperity-fund-prospectus  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/7417b3b0-c391-11f0-a83f-d3d17d35712f-rimg-w1200-h141-dcffffff-gmir.jpg
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- **Event Categories**: artificial-intelligence, business, workshops, health-wellness, kids, mental-health
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Truro
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Fal Building, Truro and Penwith College
- **lat**: 50.2630357
- **long**: -5.100631600000001
- **full address**: Fal Building, Truro and Penwith College, College Road, Truro, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice being held?
  - **A:** Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice takes place on Mon, 05 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 am to Mon, 05 Jan, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Fal Building, Truro and Penwith College, College Road, Truro, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice?
  - **A:** Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice is organized by Truro & Penwith College.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Truro, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Cornwall AI in Education Summit 2026: Purpose, Policy and Best Practice sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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