Understand
Recognise AI in everyday tools. Explain that AI can generate useful ideas but does not know everything or make decisions for us.
BritaCore AI Ready Schools · AI Smart & Safe
AI Literacy & Safety for Primary School Students
AI Smart & Safe: a warm, practical introduction for primary schools and parents.
Understand AI. Use it safely. Question its output. Use it to learn. Create responsibly.
Children need understanding before independence
Children increasingly encounter AI in search, learning apps, recommended content and generative tools. An AI answer can sound friendly and certain while being wrong. A picture can look real without showing something that happened.
AI Smart & Safe gives children language for those experiences. They learn that AI is a tool made by people, that it has limits and that a trusted adult remains important. The aim is curiosity with care, rather than technical vocabulary or unsupervised access.
Teachers can lead demonstrations, conversations and activities using fictional examples. Children do not need to share their own names, photographs or school details to take part.
What children practise
Question
Ask “How do we know?” Compare an answer with a class resource, observation or an adult’s explanation.
Use safely
Keep passwords, addresses, photographs and private stories out of prompts. Stop and ask an adult when something feels wrong.
Create responsibly
Brainstorm a story or learning activity, add original thinking and avoid using AI to mislead or hurt another person.
The 60-minute workshop
- 0–10 min
What is AI?
Identify familiar examples and talk about people making and using technology.
- 10–20 min
What AI Can and Cannot Do
Discuss a useful answer and a wrong one. Practise asking how we would check.
- 20–30 min
Using AI to Learn
Explore explanations and practice questions while keeping the child’s own work central.
- 30–40 min
AI Safety & Personal Information
Sort fictional information into “safe example” and “ask an adult first”.
- 40–50 min
Real or AI? Interactive activity
Discuss examples and practise checking the source rather than relying on appearances.
- 50–57 min
Be the Human in Charge
Choose when to question, stop or get help. Rehearse respectful, responsible decisions.
- 57–60 min
Short quiz / recap
Recall the key safety habits and explain one action to use at school or home.
Keep the lesson going at home
Ask a child to explain one thing AI can get wrong and one piece of information they should keep private. Encourage them to describe how they checked an answer, rather than celebrating how quickly a tool produced it.
Share 10 AI safety rules, the parent guide to AI at home and our explanation of what primary AI literacy should include.
Explore KidyAI after establishing safe habits
Responsible AI literacy comes first. Once children and adults understand safe use, schools and families can explore KidyAI, an optional AI-powered learning product from BritaCore. Choosing a learning tool should include reviewing its current age suitability, privacy information and supervision needs.
Explore the product already listed in BritaCore’s portfolio, or visit KidyAI. Ask BritaCore about suitability for your school through the contact options below.
Frequently asked questions
Do children need their own AI accounts?
No. Teacher-led demonstrations and offline activities can teach the core habits. Any later tool use should follow current provider age requirements and the school’s rules.
Is this suitable for parents?
The core habits can support parent conversations as well as school learning. Tell BritaCore the audience and learner stage when requesting a session.
Let’s plan your school session
Tell us your school or institution name, your name, role, preferred phone or email, and the program you are interested in. County or location is optional. No long explanation is needed.
Choose AI Smart & Safe, AI Ready, AI for Educators, AI Builder or Not Sure Yet. BritaCore will discuss dates, suitability and arrangements with you.
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