Speakers: Virginia Parkes, Director of Learning and Professional Development, AGBIS; and Laura Knight, Founder and CEO, Sapio
For governors and trustees: this session explores the strategic role of overseeing AI adoption in schools, with a focus on ethics, compliance, risk, culture, and educational impact. Participants will gain high-value prompts to support effective challenge, robust oversight, and evidence-based decision-making.
Many schools now have statements or policies relating to AI...
Fewer have robust governance arrangements that connect those policies to lived practice.
This session helps governors and trustees bridge that gap. It focuses on how ethical intent translates into real decisions about systems, data, safeguarding, and culture, and how boards can provide oversight that is constructive, proportionate, and grounded in evidence. Laura Knight is an education consultant, author, and speaker, and founder of Sapio, working nationally and internationally with schools and governance bodies on AI, ethics, and digital strategy.
Who is this webinar for?
Designed for clerks, governance professionals, bursars, and trustees who want to play a leading role in shaping their organisation’s AI readiness and strategic direction.
About the presenter:
Laura Knight is the Founder and CEO of Sapio, a consultancy helping schools and education organisations lead with confidence in the age of AI. A former teacher, leader, and digital strategist, she now advises governing bodies, schools and trusts, edtech companies and universities on how to harness emerging technologies responsibly and strategically. Laura is a Fellow of both the RSA and the Chartered College of Teaching, a published author with Sage, and a regular keynote speaker for associations including the Society of Heads, HMC, ISA, and COBIS. Her work is known for its clarity, integrity, and practical insight into what leadership looks like when technology meets human purpose.
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