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| Field | The National College (Teacher & Leader AI) |
|---|---|
| Staff rating | Amber No school DPA found |
| Pupil rating | Red Supplier says it is not for pupils |
| Main use | School leadership |
| SupplierThe company that makes and runs the tool. | National Education Group Ltd (England and Wales, company 10738856, Sheffield); People Development (formerly BlueSky) is run by group company Atkey Solutions Limited |
| CategoryWhat sort of tool it is, for example a chatbot or a lesson-planning helper. | leadership / school CPD and compliance platform with Teacher & Leader AI chat and prompts; People Development appraisal, quality assurance and lesson observations |
| Pupil-facingWhether pupils use it directly, or only staff. Pupil use needs extra care. | no - for school and trust staff, leaders and governors; no pupil accounts or classroom use described |
| Processor or controllerA processor only uses data on your school’s instructions. A controller makes its own decisions about the data, which means your school has less say. | processor for member schools and trusts (membership terms clause 10; the school is controller); controller for its own usage monitoring, analytics and published reviews |
| Where data is storedWhich country the data is stored in. UK or EU storage is usually simpler for schools. | UK - says AI models and school data are housed in the UK, not offshore, and that Teacher & Leader AI does not send or store data with third-party AI providers; membership terms bar transfers outside the UK without the school's written consent except as UK GDPR allows; privacy notice says IT providers may involve transfers outside the UK with safeguards; hosting provider and the underlying AI model not named |
| Trains AI models on inputsWhether what you type (or upload) may be used to improve the supplier’s AI. “No” is what you want for anything about pupils or staff. | no - says data entered into Teacher & Leader AI is not used to train AI models |
| How long inputs are keptHow long the supplier keeps what you type before deleting it. | not stated - school data is deleted or returned at the end of the membership; records kept for legal reasons normally at least six years |
| Data processing agreement (DPA)The data processing agreement: the contract that sets out how the supplier must look after your school’s data. | not stated |
| Signs individual DPAs with schoolsWhether the supplier will sign a data agreement with your school specifically, rather than just standard online terms. | not stated - processor commitments are written into the membership terms (clause 10); a separate signed DPA is not mentioned |
| UK GDPR representative / DPOWhether the supplier names a data protection officer or UK representative you can contact about data questions. | dpo@nationaleducationgroup.com (UK operator) |
| Minimum ageThe youngest age the supplier allows to use the tool. Check this before any pupil uses it. | not stated - staff platform; no pupil use described |
| Key safety noteAnything else worth knowing, such as admin controls or content filtering. | UK CPD and compliance platform; Teacher & Leader AI is included with every membership and the supplier says it runs inside its own platform, but it does not name the AI model behind it; claims Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 9001 and ISO 42001; People Development holds appraisal, objectives, CPD and lesson observation records, and appraisers and appraisees can see each other's entries; AI-powered site search is described as learning with every use; terms say AI results can be inaccurate and must be checked against other sources; usage data is analysed for the supplier's own purposes and shared in anonymised form |
| Research statusHow complete our research on this tool is. | sourced (privacy notice and terms undated, read 5 Nov 2026) |
| Last checked | 2026-11-05 |
Ratings are a rules-based summary of each supplier’s published terms. Not legal advice. How we rate tools