Willow Blog
Insights, updates, and stories from the Willow team
GenAI in Education: What the DfE Requires — and How Willow Delivers It
AI use by UK pupils is growing fast - and most of it is unsupervised. Drawing on the OECD's Digital Education Outlook 2026, this post explains what school leaders need to know and do.
Safe AI Use for Students: Understanding the Department for Education's New Filtering Standards for UK Schools
Essential guidance for AI in classrooms: how the Department for Education Generative AI: product safety standards define safe AI use for students in UK schools.
Revision Mode
Revision Mode with Willow turns revision into active learning, guiding pupils to plan, test, remember, reflect with confidence and meta-cognitive skills.
Explore a New Topic: a better way to start teaching
A pre-teaching activity where pupils explore new topics with an AI thinking partner, surfacing misconceptions and building curiosity before formal lessons begin
Are AI Models Damaging Pupils' Thinking Skills? What the Research Actually Tells Us
An evidence-based look at the MIT and Carnegie Mellon studies – and what it means for your classroom
The Magic of AI in the Classroom: Open Use
Teachers use Willow's Open Use feature to give students AI-powered support when they're stuck. It helps pupils explore topics at their own pace, build AI literacy skills.
Top AI Tools for UK Teachers
AI tools for UK teachers: strategic guide covering preparation (e.g Oak Academy), live teaching (teacher-led), and post-lesson phases (e.g. Willow Learn).
The Magic of AI in the Classroom: Part One – Unlocking Creative Writing
Unlock creative writing with Willow AI. It provides personalised, real-time guidance & support to every student, overcoming writer's block and ensuring fairness
Willow at ISPN & MATPN 2025
Jordan Caspersz on "Entering the AI era: a practical framework for schools"
Willow LSE Generate Study Outcomes
Willow trialed experimentally during 2 bootcamp sessions with sixth form students at London Schtool of Economics (LSE).