The AI Readiness Checklist
EDITION 01 · MAY 2026 · FREE
The AI Readiness Checklist
A self-assessment instrument for senior leadership teams. Five domains, twenty-five indicators of operational readiness — from filtering and monitoring through staff capability to position-statement governance.
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01
The Policy
The school's documented position and procedures on AI use across staff and students.
5 INDICATORS -
02
The Position
How the school's stance on AI is articulated to its community: staff, students, parents, governors.
5 INDICATORS -
03
The Review
The cadence and accountability of the school's ongoing oversight of AI use.
4 INDICATORS -
04
The Process
Operational practices: filtering, monitoring, incident response, day-to-day governance.
6 INDICATORS -
05
The Line
Where boundaries are drawn for staff, for students, and in academic work.
5 INDICATORS
The Checklist is jurisdiction-neutral. It draws on contemporary safeguarding and AI guidance from the UK, UAE, and US, structured so a school in any of those jurisdictions, or beyond, can apply it without modification. Use it for board reporting, inspection preparation, or simply as a quarterly internal review.
CONTEMPORARY REFERENCES INCLUDE
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (UK), 2026
- UAE Ministry of Education AI Guidance, 2026
- US Federal AI in Education guidance
