Practical AI for teachers, with human judgement at the centre.
Presented by Chris Fewster, a local computer science lecturer and the creator of The Middle Principle. Framework: Human Direction → AI acceleration → Human Judgement
Pilot
Three free sessions in total, one per participating school in Rochdale or Oldham.
Places remaining: 3 of 3 (schools, not individual teachers).
Length
An hour as standard. There is a 30-minute introduction if the staff meeting is shorter.
When
Tue
from
2pm
Thu
from
7am
Dates are agreed by email. This is not a live diary.
A practical understanding of what generative AI can and cannot reliably do.
The Middle Principle as a repeatable working routine.
A worked teaching example and an activity using fictional material.
Adaptable prompts for planning, explanations, retrieval and reviewing resources.
A checklist for checking accuracy, suitability, bias and privacy.
A personal next step and access to the school resource pack.
This pilot does not claim guaranteed time savings, improved pupil results, external accreditation, official endorsement or proven impact.
60-minute workshop
Minutes
Activity
Outcome
0–5
Starting confidence and one teaching task
Establish a purpose before choosing a tool
5–15
Generative AI essentials, limits and privacy
Understand why fluent output still needs checking
15–25
Middle Principle demonstration
See Human Direction → AI acceleration → Human Judgement in use
25–40
Pair activity using a fictional lesson scenario
Adapt a prompt and improve an output
40–50
Evaluate a deliberately imperfect output
Practise subject, curriculum and accessibility checks
50–57
Resource access and one next action
Know where the pack is and how to use it
57–60
Short evaluation
Capture feedback and a useful next step
30-minute introduction
0–5 — AI essentials and boundaries
5–12 — Middle Principle demonstration
12–22 — One activity and an output check
22–27 — Resource pack and one next action
27–30 — Feedback
Sample prompt
Lesson outline (fictional Year 5 science)
Primary · lesson outline
Human Direction: Goal: a 45-minute lesson introducing evaporation. Audience: Year 5, mixed readers. Constraints: no named pupils; stay within a fictional scheme of work; success looks like pupils using the words evaporate, vapour and condensation in a short explanation.
AI acceleration: Using only this brief, draft three lesson-outline options with timing, one hinge question, and a labelled “needs checking” note. Do not invent curriculum references.
Human Judgement: Check scientific accuracy, pitch, and whether every activity still needs the teacher. Accept, revise or reject before anything is taught.
The full pack — prompts, checklist, activity and lead notes — is for participating schools via a shared access code after the session.
Pilot terms
One session per school, delivered on site.
No charge for the session or the accompanying pilot resource pack.
Resources shared with staff through one school access code.
Proposed resource access is 12 months from delivery (configurable).
A short, honest evaluation is requested; a favourable review is not required.
No obligation to purchase anything afterwards.
The school supplies a screen or projector. Staff can use a school-approved AI tool if available; an activity with a supplied output means no account is required to take part.
Request a free session
This form is an enquiry. A place is only confirmed when we agree a date with you. Do not include pupil names or other sensitive data.
For schools
Request a free pilot session.
Three free staff CPD places in Rochdale or Oldham. An enquiry is not a booking.
