From the Blog

Insights, ideas, and stories about the intersection of AI and education.

A screenshot of the Inclusion Impact Framework (IIF) attendance dashboard.
Ben Ford
How can schools move from attendance data to meaningful pastoral action? This post shares the story behind the Inclusion Impact Framework, a live school platform designed to help staff identify pupils needing support, spot attendance patterns, log interventions and review impact more effectively.
A photo of a person delivering an INSET training session to teachers.
Ben Ford
Like many things in schools, this started with a problem rather than a plan. A journey of replacing an obsolete file server with a school-wide SharePoint site, and the lessons learned about digital change.
A screenshot of the old RAISE Consulting website.
Ben Ford
What began as an interest in AI tools has evolved into something far more focused: helping schools use AI and digital systems responsibly to close gaps, reduce workload, and improve outcomes for pupils.
A modern classroom with a teacher pointing at an interactive whiteboard with AI elements.
Ben Ford
Discover the Top 5 AI Tools that educators are leveraging to revolutionise planning, content creation, and research, and find out why the teacher asked the AI to grade the homework...