Build → Review → Test → Reflect → Share

A one-page workflow for using AI as a drafting assistant without giving away teacher judgement or the wrong data.

1. Set the data boundary first

GREEN · Low-risk drafting

Generic lesson ideas, fictional examples, teacher-written text adaptation, vocabulary/retrieval drafts.

AMBER · Review required

Student-facing worksheets, answer keys, rubrics, factual content, translations and feedback drafts.

RED · Keep out of unapproved public AI

Identifiable/sensitive student data, safeguarding records, passwords/private keys, confidential reports and autonomous high-stakes decisions.

Workshop aid only: where school policy is stricter, school policy wins.

2. Write a teacher brief, not a “magic prompt”

1Context

Grade/approximate level, topic, time, prior learning.

2Task

Exactly what you want the AI to produce.

3Constraints

British English, level, length, task types, what to avoid.

4Check

Verify answers, flag uncertainty and revise against your criteria.

Starter template

I teach [grade / approximate language level]. We are working on [topic or skill]. Create [specific resource] for a [duration] activity. Use British English and approximately [CEFR / difficulty]. Include [features]; avoid [unwanted features]. Before giving the final version, check the instructions, answer key, difficulty and any uncertain factual claims.

3. Review before students see it

□Accuracy Facts, grammar, calculations, names and references are correct.□Fit Objective, age, level, lesson time and context match.□Answers You tested the key and distractors rather than trusting them.□Clarity Students can follow the instructions without seeing the AI chat.□Access Language, layout and task load are usable for the intended group.□Rights Unnecessary copyrighted passages/images and unattributed material are absent.□Privacy No data crossed a boundary it should not cross.

Assessment: useful assistance

Draft question variants
Suggest distractors for teacher testing
Turn rubrics into student-friendly checklists
Create fictional responses for practice/moderation

Assessment: keep human control

Check every answer key
Do not expose identifiable student work to an unapproved service
Do not delegate final high-stakes grades or disciplinary decisions
Use established procedures for safeguarding/confidential matters

4. My one-workflow action plan

Recurring task I will test: ________________________________________________________________

AI will help with: _______________________________________________________________________

Data I will not provide: _________________________________________________________________

I will check: ___________________________________________________________________________

After one classroom cycle, I will keep/change: _______________________________________________