The process
Five clear stages from your free site visit to lasting AI adoption — practical, measured, and built around your school.
Five stages
Every school is different. We start by understanding yours, then build from there — no generic playbooks.
We visit your school and spend 45–60 minutes with your leadership team, SBM, or office manager. We map where staff time is currently going, what tools you already use, and where the biggest workload pain points are. No preparation needed — just an honest conversation.
Before any full training begins, we implement a handful of immediate improvements — the tasks that save time from day one. These are simple, low-risk changes that your admin team or leadership can use within the first week. Momentum matters, and early wins build staff trust.
We build your school's own AI toolkit — templates, prompt libraries, and a shared set of tone guidelines — all in your voice, stored in your existing Microsoft or Google environment. Nothing lives outside your systems. The toolkit grows with each session.
Structured sessions for all relevant staff — admin teams, class teachers, and leadership. These are practical and jargon-free. We show people how to use AI for the actual tasks they do every day — not theoretical examples. Nervous staff are especially welcome.
We track hours saved, monitor adoption, and adjust the toolkit based on how your staff are actually using it. We report back to leadership monthly so savings are visible and decisions are data-led — not guesswork.
What to expect
Every school is different, but here's what most schools experience within the first 12 weeks.
Letters, newsletters, and routine parent communication take a fraction of the time. Front-of-house staff report noticeably lower end-of-day fatigue from repetitive writing tasks.
Planning, feedback drafts, and report writing are significantly faster. Teachers spend more time on the work that matters — not the paperwork around it.
Policy drafts, governor communications, and strategic documents are quicker to produce. Headteachers reclaim meaningful time in their week within the first month.
A note on responsibility: Everything AskColin produces — documents, templates, toolkits and content — is a starting point that must be reviewed, personalised and approved by the school before use. We support and advise; professional responsibility always sits with your headteacher and governors. Read our full safe use approach →
We come to your school, understand the picture, and recommend the right level of support.