For classroom teachers
Build confidence one real task at a time, then bring it together in a portfolio.
SPARK ACADEMY · PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Keep growing as an educator. One real task at a time.
Spark Academy is practical professional learning for teachers and school leaders. Understand how AI works, practise with your own curriculum and classes, and build the review habits that keep your professional judgement at the centre.
OUR APPROACH
Professional learning that starts in your classroom.
Short, practical topics built around the work you already do. Every idea is something you can try with next week’s lesson.
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Learn from real teaching tasks
Every topic starts from something teachers already do: planning a lesson, writing a quiz, supporting a learner who is stuck. You practise on next week’s work, not a made-up example.
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Practise in your own context
Bring your curriculum, grade, subject and classroom. AI is only useful when it understands what you teach and who you teach, so that context comes first in every activity.
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Keep professional judgement central
AI produces drafts. Teachers decide what is accurate, appropriate and worth using. The Academy builds the habit of reviewing, adapting and sometimes rejecting what AI suggests.
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Learn alongside colleagues
Professional learning sticks when it is discussed. Topics include prompts to compare drafts, share adaptations and agree common expectations with the people you teach with.
Explore. Try. Review. Teach. Reflect.
Each topic follows the same five-step cycle, so learning moves from an idea to a reviewed resource to a lesson you have actually taught.
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Explore
Start with one real teaching task and the idea behind it.
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Try
Practise with your own grade, curriculum and learners.
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Review
Check the draft for accuracy, fit and suitability.
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Teach
Use the reviewed resource with your class.
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Reflect
Notice what worked and decide what to change next time.
Choose where to begin.
Six topics that cover the foundations, the core of classroom practice, responsible use and school leadership.
Start here
AI foundations for teachers
How generative AI produces text, where it goes wrong and how to write a teaching prompt that includes the context a good draft needs.
- Build a plain-language mental model of AI
- Write context-rich teaching prompts
- Review a draft against a trusted source
Core practice
AI-powered lesson planning
Turn one curriculum outcome into a connected lesson: objective, explanation, activity, practice and exit ticket.
- Write precise, checkable objectives
- Draft a lesson sequence with AI
- Reuse context for slides and worksheets
Assessment and remediation
Map questions to objectives, read misconceptions in student answers and plan focused reteaching and reassessment.
- Map questions to objectives
- Group answers by misconception
- Plan a short remediation sequence
Responsible AI in the classroom
Practical habits for checking accuracy and bias, protecting student information and being open with students and families.
- Use an accuracy and bias checklist
- Decide what information stays out of AI tools
- Explain your AI use to families
AI leadership for schools
Plan a focused pilot, set expectations for review and data handling, support teachers and review evidence before scaling.
- Scope a six-week pilot
- Set responsible-use expectations
- Plan time and support for staff
Teacher AI certification
A structured programme that brings the Academy topics together and asks you to show thoughtful AI practice through a reviewed classroom portfolio.
- Complete the four core topics
- Build a portfolio of taught lessons
- Reflect on impact with a mentor
A clear route, whatever your role.
Suggested sequences. Start wherever is most useful, but AI foundations and responsible AI help everyone.
For school leaders
Understand the tools, set shared expectations and support your staff through a focused pilot.
On your own, with colleagues or as a school.
The same topics work in different settings. Tell us what suits you and we will help you plan it.
On your own
Read a topic, try the practice task with your next lesson and keep your notes. A good way to start before involving colleagues.
With your department
Work through a topic together, compare the drafts you each generate and agree what good review looks like in your subject.
As a school cohort
A planned sequence of sessions for a group of teachers, with classroom tasks between sessions and time for reflection.
FOR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL GROUPS
Bring Spark Academy to your staff.
A school cohort works best when it is connected to real priorities. We plan sessions around your curriculum, timetable and the workflows your teachers want to improve, with time between sessions to try ideas in class.
How schools adopt SparkSchool- 01
Agree the focus
Choose the teachers, subjects and teaching workflows that matter most this term.
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Start with foundations
Build a shared understanding of AI, review and responsible use across the group.
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Practise between sessions
Teachers try tasks with their own classes and bring drafts and reflections back to discuss.
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Review and extend
Look at what worked, agree shared expectations and decide on next steps, including certification.
A few things
you might be wondering.
Who is Spark Academy for?
Teachers, heads of department, coordinators and school leaders who want to use AI thoughtfully in their teaching work. You do not need any technical background. Parents and home educators are welcome to use the reading and practice tasks too.
Do I need a SparkSchool account?
You can read the Academy topics without an account. Many practice tasks are designed around SparkSchool workflows, such as the lesson planner and assessment tools, but the ideas apply to any AI tool your school has approved.
How much does it cost and when are sessions?
We do not publish dates or fees here, because sessions are planned with each teacher, school or group. Contact the team and we will share the current options for your context.
Is Spark Academy an accredited qualification?
No. Spark Academy is professional learning designed by SparkSchool AI. The teacher certification is issued by SparkSchool AI to recognise completed learning and a reviewed portfolio. It is not a government, board or university qualification.
Can my whole school take part?
Yes. Schools can discuss a cohort for a group of teachers, with sessions planned around your curriculum, timetable and priorities. Leaders often start with the AI leadership topic so they can support staff well.
Ready to learn something
you can use next week?
Start the AI foundations topic now, or talk to the team about sessions for you or your school.