AI in Secondary Assessment: Asking the Right Questions

Equip senior leaders to evaluate AI marking critically and lead its responsible implementation with confidence. Event Description This practical course equips secondary senior leaders to cut through the hype and complexities of AI to think clearly and confidently about its use in assessment. It gives delegates a toolkit of the right questions to ask — about accuracy, benchmarking against exam-board standards, reliability at scale, and the pedagogical implications of automated marking. Through worked examples and open dialogue, leaders will leave able to evaluate AI marking tools critically, lead implementation responsibly in their setting, and bring staff and stakeholders along with them. Thursday 28 January 2027 | 1000 - 1530 Full-Day Training (at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre) Wednesday 17 March 2027 | 1530 - 1700 Online Twilight Tuesday 4 May 2027 | 1000 - 1530 Full-Day Training (at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre) Target Audience • senior leaders • middle leaders • assessment leads About the trainers Alex Chapman is Director of Operations at Top Marks AI, where he leads on bringing rigorous, evidence-led AI assessment tools to secondary schools and trusts. Alex has over a decade of experience in education, and has spent the last two years working with schools to navigate the emerging field of AI in education. Richard Davis is Founder and CEO of Top Marks AI. An English graduate who taught himself to code, he founded the company to ensure that the way AI enters the classroom is shaped by educators rather than imposed by big tech, with accuracy benchmarked against the major exam boards and validated against chief examiners. Costs SWIFT Members: £245 Other colleagues: £350 NB Your school will need to take out SWIFT membership for 2026/27 to qualify for the member price. Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out. SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is the Riviera Education Trust. You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from [email protected]; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details. If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur a cost to your school. • More than 29 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee) • Between 28-22 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee) • 21 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee) Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours. Full Terms and Conditions are available HERE.