Only 2% of English Schools Have AI Strategies Despite Widespread Classroom Use

Executive Briefing

• Reveals Accenture and Teach First survey of 200 schools found just 2% hold formal AI strategies
• Shows only 12% have any AI policy, leaving most schools deploying technology without clear guidelines
• Highlights key concerns among leaders including plagiarism, safeguarding, bias, and low staff confidence
• Notes London leads adoption with 29% of leaders using AI daily versus 12% elsewhere in England
• Urges schools to build structured strategies, warning the biggest risk is inaction