AI safety for families, schools and organisations

Help your child use AI safely and confidently.

Your child is already using AI for homework, chats and games. Parents in AI gives you simple, practical steps from a qualified teacher who is also a parent.

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56%
of children aged 8 to 17 use AI
Ofcom, May 2026
1 in 10
children aged 8 to 17 say they've used AI as someone to talk to, or as a friend
Ofcom, May 2026
KCSIE 2026
now names AI chatbots as a safeguarding contact risk
DfE guidance, from 1 Sept 2026
New: the AI Talk Kit for parents
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The AI Talk Kit. The exact words, at every age.

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AI safety checklist for parents

A one-page checklist of the settings and habits to sort this week. Sent straight to your inbox.

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The AI Talk Kit

  • 10 conversation scripts for ages 4–7, 8–11 and 12–16
  • What to say in six tricky moments, from AI homework to fake images of classmates
  • The settings worth changing tonight on phones, tablets, ChatGPT, Snapchat My AI and more
  • A family AI agreement and a fridge card with the three golden rules
£9Launch price until 1 November, then £12
Get the AI Talk Kit

Questions? Email hello@joinparentsinai.com

For North East primary schools

Free AI safety assemblies. Until Friday 20 November.

Free · 20 minutes · KS1 or KS2

AI safety assembly

  • What AI is, why it isn't a real friend, and who to tell when something feels wrong
  • Kid-friendly and interactive, with nothing frightening or graphic
  • Mapped to KCSIE 2026, which now names AI chatbots as a safeguarding risk
FreeOnly a few dates left before 20 November
How we work in your school

Led by a qualified teacher

  • QTS and a full enhanced DBS, on the Update Service
  • Your staff stay in the room, and concerns go straight to your DSL
  • We send the slides in advance for your DSL or head to approve
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Who writes the guides

A qualified teacher and a parent.

Every guide and session is written by a qualified teacher who is also a parent: QTS, PGCE with Distinction and MEd from Durham University, with a full enhanced DBS check.

  • QTS
  • PGCE with Distinction
  • MEd, Durham University
  • Full enhanced DBS

What we help families with

Short, practical answers to the questions parents ask us most.

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AI and homework

When AI help is fine and when it becomes cheating, with family rules you can agree together.

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AI chatbots and “friends”

What to check, which settings to change and how to keep the conversation open with your child.

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Fake images and scams

How to spot deepfakes and voice-clone scams aimed at families, and what to do if your child is targeted.

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Privacy

What children should never type into an AI tool, and how to check what an app does with their data.

AI is now part of statutory safeguarding

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 came into force on 1 September 2026 for schools in England. It names generative AI, including chatbots that simulate human interaction, as a contact risk, and it covers AI-generated images and deepfakes.

Ofcom's latest research shows over half of children aged 8 to 17 already use AI, and that smartphone ownership jumps from 56% at age 10 to 83% at age 11. The last years of primary school are the moment to teach children how AI works, and who to tell when something feels wrong.

Ofcom, May 2026 · children aged 8 to 17
56%
use AI
11%
say they have used AI as someone to talk to, or as a friend
Ofcom, May 2026 · the move to secondary school
83%
of 11-year-olds own a smartphone, up from 56% at age 10
Vodafone, Feb 2026 · children aged 11 to 16
81%
use AI chatbots
33%
have shared something they wouldn't tell parents, teachers or friends

Sources: Ofcom, children's media lives, May 2026 and Vodafone research with Censuswide, Safer Internet Day 2026.

What KCSIE 2026 says
Where our sessions help
Contact risk now includes generative AI that simulates human interaction, such as chatbots and companion-style systems.
Pupil assemblies and staff training: how chatbots can feel like friends, why that matters, and who to tell.
Conduct risk covers explicit images, including images made or altered with AI, and deepfakes.
DSL briefing and staff training: what the risk is and how to respond, without showing anything harmful to anyone.
New paragraphs cover the safe and effective use of generative AI in education.
Staff training: plain-language guidance for all staff on using and discussing AI safely.
Our sessions support your safeguarding work. They don't replace your own policies, and this isn't legal advice. Always check the latest KCSIE and DfE guidance.

For schools and organisations

Schools

Live online staff training and DSL briefings mapped to KCSIE 2026. Start with the free KCSIE 2026 AI checklist for DSLs.

Councils, libraries and charities

Commission online sessions for the parents and families you support. Free for the people who attend.

Employers

Online AI literacy sessions for your staff, including the working parents in your team.

Questions parents ask us

What age is the AI Talk Kit for?

Children aged 4 to 16. The scripts are grouped into ages 4–7, 8–11 and 12–16.

I don't really understand AI myself. Is that a problem?

The scripts explain what you need to know in plain English, so you can learn alongside your child.

How do I get the Talk Kit?

Buy it on Payhip and you can download it straight away. It's also emailed to you.

Do you work with schools?

Yes. We run live online staff training, DSL briefings and parent sessions, mapped to KCSIE 2026. Use the form below or email hello@joinparentsinai.com.

Book a session or ask us anything

Schools and organisations: tell us a little about your team and we'll come back with dates for a live online session. Parents: ask us anything about AI and your child. We work online with families, schools and employers anywhere in the UK.

This opens your email app with your details ready to send. Or email us directly at hello@joinparentsinai.com. We only use your details to reply to your enquiry.

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