Age-appropriate learning
Different experiences for primary and secondary pupils, with interaction modes matched to age, confidence and safety needs.
Explore the curriculumSafe, engaging AI literacy for every school.
The nAItives platform helps schools introduce AI literacy through structured, age-appropriate interactive lessons and creative activities — so pupils learn what AI is and how to use it responsibly as part of their wider education.
Built for schools. Designed for pupils. Developed with safety, privacy and teacher confidence at the core.
Why now
AI is changing how pupils will learn, create and work.
The pupils starting school today will grow up in a world where AI is part of everyday life. They will use it to research, create, solve problems and build ideas. Yet many schools are still working out how to introduce AI in a way that is safe, structured and meaningful.
nAItives gives schools a practical way to start. It turns AI literacy into something pupils can experience — with lessons designed for different age groups, different levels of teacher confidence and the realities of the classroom.
What nAItives does
A structured AI literacy platform for schools.
Not a generic chatbot for children — an education platform built around understanding, safety and creative learning.
Creative, hands-on activities
Pupils explore AI by creating stories, transforming drawings and reflecting on what the AI did — making abstract concepts easier to understand.
What pupils experienceEvidence teachers can use
Track completion, learning progress and pupil-created outputs — giving schools clear evidence of engagement and understanding.
What schools evidenceBuilt for the whole school
Built for the people who make AI education work.
For school leaders, a credible route to introduce AI literacy with safeguarding and curriculum alignment built in. For teachers, ready-to-use lessons that need no specialist expertise.
Lead on AI with confidence
Show clear progress on AI readiness, future skills and curriculum innovation — on a platform designed for school governance, safeguarding and parent confidence.
Structure that fits your planning
Lessons, activities and learning outcomes that slot into existing computing, digital literacy and wider future-skills teaching.
Lesson-ready from day one
Run engaging AI lessons with guided activities, clear instructions and support built into the platform — no AI expertise required.
Safe by design
Safe by design, not added later.
AI in schools must be handled carefully. nAItives is built around age-appropriate access, content moderation, teacher oversight, data minimisation and clear school governance. Younger pupils use guided interactions; older pupils have more freedom, with safeguards in place.
Learn about safety & privacy- Age-banded interaction design
- No open-ended AI access for younger pupils
- Teacher visibility of progress & flagged events
- GDPR-first data handling
- Image upload controls for pupil drawings
- DPO-ready procurement pack for schools
How it works
How schools use nAItives.
1
Set up your school
We create your school instance and help teachers get started quickly.
2
Create classes
Teachers add pupils, generate class access and prepare the first lesson.
3
Run guided lessons
Pupils complete age-appropriate modules and creative activities in class.
4
Review learning evidence
Teachers see progress, completion and pupil-created outputs for reporting.
Why AI literacy matters now
Pupils are already using AI. Schools are racing to catch up.
Generative AI is already part of children’s daily lives — but structured teaching, clear policies and teacher confidence haven’t kept pace. That gap is exactly what nAItives is built to close.
77%
of 13–18-year-olds had used generative AI in 2024 — more than double the year before.
National Literacy Trust, 2024
41%
of teachers say their school has no agreed approach to AI.
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 2024
48%
of teachers now use generative AI themselves — up from 31% a year earlier.
National Literacy Trust, 2024
Curriculum-aligned
Aligned to learning, not just technology.
Each module is built around clear learning outcomes, reflection and evidence of understanding — covering what AI is, how it responds to instructions, where it can help, where it can be wrong, and how pupils can use it responsibly and creatively.
Explore the curriculumPrimary
Learning through guided creativity
Play-based activities, drawing transformation and story creation with strong teacher support.
Secondary
Structured AI literacy
Prompting, responsible use, AI limitations, ethics and real-world application.
Insights
Read insights Thinking about AI literacy in schools.
The School Leader's Guide to AI Literacy
A practical guide for school leaders preparing pupils for an AI-shaped future.
Read the guide
What is AI literacy for children?
A clear explanation of what AI literacy means and why it matters in schools.
Read article
How to teach AI safely in schools
The key safety, privacy and classroom principles schools should consider.
Read articleCommon questions
Questions schools ask about nAItives.
What is nAItives?
nAItives is an AI literacy platform for UK primary and secondary schools. It helps schools teach pupils what AI is and how to use it safely and creatively, through structured, age-appropriate lessons and hands-on activities — without teachers needing to be AI experts.
Is nAItives safe for pupils to use?
Yes. nAItives is designed around age-appropriate access, input and output moderation, teacher oversight and GDPR-first data handling. Younger pupils use guided interactions with no open-ended AI access; older pupils get more freedom with safeguards in place.
Do teachers need to know about AI to use it?
No. Lessons are ready to run, with guided activities, clear instructions and support built into the platform. Teachers facilitate the lesson while the platform structures the learning — no specialist AI expertise is required.
What age groups is nAItives for?
nAItives supports both primary and secondary pupils, with different experiences matched to age, confidence and safety needs — from play-based guided creativity for younger pupils to more structured AI literacy for older ones.
How is nAItives different from a general AI chatbot?
nAItives is an education platform, not a generic chatbot for children. It is built around understanding, safety and creative learning, with structured modules, clear learning outcomes, teacher oversight and evidence of pupil progress.
Get started
See how nAItives could work in your school.
Whether you lead a school or simply want to see AI literacy taught well, start here. Choose the option that fits you and we'll take it from there — no pressure, no jargon.
- How it works for primary and secondary pupils
- How teachers run lessons with confidence
- How safety, privacy and evidence are handled