All roles

School Leader

Principals, school heads, deputy principals

Implementation succeeds or fails at the school level, and you lead it. The leadership programme prepares you to evaluate tools critically, support teachers and uphold safeguarding.

Your role

Key responsibilities

  • Adopt and annually review an acceptable-use policy
  • Support teachers through tiered PD and coaching
  • Uphold safeguarding and data protection at school level
  • Identify and back school digital champions
Start here

What to do first

  1. 01Complete or enrol in the leadership programme
  2. 02Publish your school acceptable-use policy
  3. 03Map staff PD needs and prioritise Tier 1
Related content

What to read next

Domains
C · PedagogyE · Teacher Professional Development & School LeadershipH · Data Protection & Safeguarding
Provisions
C3 · Acceptable-use policies at school levelE3 · Mandatory school leadership programmeE5 · School-level digital championsH3 · Safeguarding in digital learning environments
Roadmap initiatives
RI-E03 · Establish Digital and AI Learning Champions and coaching networksRI-C02 · Establish human oversight requirements for AI-supported teachingRI-H02 · Establish national education data governance and safeguarding arrangements
Useful implementation resources