Speaker: Laura Knight, Founder and CEO, Sapio
Artificial intelligence is entering the space of governance in quiet but significant ways. It can influence and support how boards interpret information, shape policy, and plan for the future. For clerks and governors, the challenge is to stay literate, curious, and in control; ensuring that the technology serves sound leadership and good judgement, not the other way around.
This means developing the capacity to ask sharper questions about strategy, risk, and impact. Boards must understand how AI affects data privacy, safeguarding, and compliance, and how to hold vendors and leaders to account for transparency and ethical use. Clerks, meanwhile, are at the forefront of managing this change - supporting policy drafting, minute-taking, and documentation in ways that remain efficient yet authentic and accountable.
AI also opens opportunities to strengthen strategic insight. Used with care and good judgement, it can help boards interpret complex evidence, identify trends, and make decisions grounded in sound data and strong values. But above all, governors and clerks are stewards of public trust. Their leadership will determine how confidently and responsibly schools navigate the next wave of technological change.
In this practical webinar, Laura Knight, Founder and CEO of Sapio, will explore how AI can strengthen the leadership contribution of governance teams; supporting policy development, horizon scanning, strategic planning, and evidence-informed decision-making. Participants will see practical demonstrations of tools for policy work, briefing preparation, and meeting administration, as well as guidance on ethical safeguards and board-level confidence building. They will leave with clear next steps for responsible experimentation and a stronger sense of how AI can elevate governance practice.
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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