For Term 1 2024, Education Ministers have approved implementation of the Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools, providing guidance on understanding, using and responding to generative AI in Australian school-based education. It is based on 6 guiding principles: Teaching and Learning, Human and Social Wellbeing, Transparency, Fairness, Accountability, Privacy, and Security and Safety.
A key concern for Education Ministers is ensuring the protection of student privacy. As part of implementing the Framework, Ministers have committed $1 million for Education Services Australia to update existing privacy and security principles to ensure students and others using generative AI technology in schools have their privacy and data protected.
The Framework was developed by the National AI in Schools Taskforce, with representatives from the Commonwealth, all jurisdictions, school sectors, and all national education agencies - Educational Services Australia (ESA), Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), and Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).