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  • What I have learnt this week – ChatGPT Projects, NotebookLM and the Ethics of AI

    The week’s deep dive into AI in education revealed that tools like ChatGPT Projects and NotebookLM can revolutionise how SENCOs securely analyse complex qualitative SEMH data, providing instant, evidence-based support for all school staff. My key finding was that the power of these systems is only unlocked when their deployment is strictly governed by a…

    Enzo
    November 16, 2025

  • Revolutionise Your SENCO Workflow: Analysing SEMH Data with ChatGPT Projects

    Revolutionise Your SENCO Workflow: Analysing SEMH Data with ChatGPT Projects

    Enzo
    November 12, 2025

  • Local LLM vs. Cloud LLM: Key Differences & Guide for Schools

    This blog discussing the difference between a local LLM and a cloud LLM. What is a Local LLM? A local LLM is different to a cloud LLM. The main, and most obvious difference is that a local LLM is created and stored locally on a single computer. This ensures that the local LLM is private…

    Enzo
    October 28, 2025

  • Simple explanation of LLMs for non technical people aged 40+ years old

    I’ ve created this short video that explains what an LLM is, how it is built and how it works. This is a non technical explanation for anyone aged 40 years plus that has no technical background.

    Enzo
    October 28, 2025

  • What on Earth is an LLM? Cutting Through the Jargon with a Super Smart Talking Parrot

    I’ve created this short video that explains what an LLM is, how it is built and how it works. This is a non technical explanation for anyone aged 5 years plus using a talking parrot to describe the key principles. There is an additional simple LLM explanation for anyone non 40 plus years old here.…

    Enzo
    October 27, 2025

  • Reflections on a Half Term Exploring the Use of AI in Education

    The main thing I have learnt this half term is that AI is a tool and should be treated as such. To harness its massive power, you need to be clear on the desired outcome and be able to effectively articulate that in a prompt. Your ability to effectively write prompts for AI will be the…

    Enzo
    October 17, 2025

  • A Thought Experiment: Building Organisational Memory in Schools with Local LLMs

    This is a an idea I’ve been thinking about in using local LLMs in schools as part of an approach to using AI in education. Schools and trusts invest huge amounts of time, energy, and money in training and developing staff. But often, much of that professional learning fades over time — buried in slide…

    Enzo
    October 15, 2025

  • AI, Therapy & Schools: What OpenAI’s Therapist Network Can Teach Us About Local LLMs for SEMH Support

    Recently Forbes published an article by Lance Eliot announcing that OpenAI plans to augment ChatGPT with an online network of human therapists. The concept is that, when ChatGPT detects signs of distress, it would hand off to a vetted therapist within its platform. This merges AI’s pattern‑recognition abilities with human professional judgment, creating a hybrid…

    Enzo
    October 13, 2025

  • Building a Local LLM for Schools: A Privacy-Focused Guide to assess and document pupils’ SEMH needs and progress 

    At the SEMH provision I run, I been working on creating practical tools to help staff capture daily observations of children’s social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) progress in a structured way. The aim is to ensure that day-to-day insights can feed into AI systems to generate weekly reports, 24-week (end of placement) progress reviews…

    Enzo
    September 21, 2025

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