Risk and Compliance Update
By Ms Karen Potts, Director of Risk and Compliance.
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is one of the most significant developments in education today and is reshaping how we learn, how we teach, and how we work. At AngliSchools, we are choosing to embrace this change in ways that align with our Anglican Identity, values and Vision for Learning.
Gen AI has clear benefits for both teaching and non-teaching areas. In classrooms, it can support learning, encourage creativity, and strengthen essential skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. In school operations, it can improve efficiency and open-up new ways of working. At the same time, we remain mindful that some Gen AI content may not align wholly or in part with AngliSchools values. In those cases, we will apply reason and careful judgement.
To guide this work, we have put in place a policy framework which supports staff and students to use Gen AI confidently and safely. The framework is designed to balance opportunities with safeguards, with practical measures across training, policy, technology, and content standards. It is also aligns with the Australian Framework for Generative AI in our schools and will shape both our immediate actions and future planning.
Our approach is guided by four key principles:
- Human Control and Professional Responsibility (Teaching and Learning)
- Fairness and Non-Discrimination
- Promotion of Human Values, Accountability, Transparency and Explainability
- Privacy, and Safety and Security.
These principles align with and draw from the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools.
New resources are now available:
- Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools Policy
- Teacher Quick Guide: Using Generative AI (Practices and Safety Actions)
- Student Quick Guide: Generative AI for Learning
These resources are available in the Policy Portal under the category Curriculum. They are intended to give staff and students practical support in making use of Gen AI in ways that are safe, responsible, and aligned with who we are as AngliSchools.
