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England’s education department publishes its position on generative AI in schools

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Source: UK Department for Education

The Department for Education published a statement on generative AI in education on 29 March 2023. It tells schools and colleges in England how to approach tools such as ChatGPT. The page was updated on 26 October 2023 to add data privacy and intellectual property, and again in January, June and August 2025.

Why it matters

Schools and colleges in England got a government reference point on generative AI within four months of ChatGPT’s release, and later DfE guidance and funding built on it.

When
29 Mar 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0049
Who
Department for Education

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from UK Department for Education. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at UK Department for Education

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0049: “England’s education department publishes its position on generative AI in schools.” wheresthe.ai, 29 Mar 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/gb-dfe-genai-education-statement-2023-03/ (source: UK Department for Education).

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