ASCL comment on research showing ChatGPT can cut lesson time

Commenting on the results of a trial from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), which suggests that using ChatGPT effectively can reduce lesson planning time by 31%, Pepe Di'Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said:

“This is an interesting study which adds to the growing sense that there is the opportunity to make significant time savings by using AI tools, where access to the appropriate resources and training is available. The important thing is that there remains a human element to oversee the quality and reliability of any AI-generated materials. Moreover, AI is not a magic bullet which will on its own solve the multiple staffing pressures in the education system. The fundamental problems are that schools and colleges do not have the level of funding required to meet the many expectations on them, and that there are severe staffing shortages. Only sufficient investment in schools, colleges and the education workforce will address these problems.”