The National College (Teacher & Leader AI)
AI tool summary for DPOs and governors. National Education Group Ltd (England and Wales, company 10738856, Sheffield); People Development (formerly BlueSky) is run by group company Atkey Solutions Limited · Facts last checked 2026-11-05 · Printed 8 November 2026
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For teachers. Illustration, not a measured result. Not part of the rating. The National College (Teacher & Leader AI) could save around 10–20 minutes when you want a first draft of a CPD plan, policy note or appraisal objective inside the platform your school already uses. You still check what it writes against your own school before you use it.
- No school DPA found
- 3 of 6 key fields not stated
- Supplier says it is not for pupils
| Supplier | National Education Group Ltd (England and Wales, company 10738856, Sheffield); People Development (formerly BlueSky) is run by group company Atkey Solutions Limited |
|---|---|
| Category | leadership / school CPD and compliance platform with Teacher & Leader AI chat and prompts; People Development appraisal, quality assurance and lesson observations |
| Pupil-facing | no - for school and trust staff, leaders and governors; no pupil accounts or classroom use described |
| Processor or controller | 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 stored | 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 inputs | no - says data entered into Teacher & Leader AI is not used to train AI models |
| How long inputs are kept | 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) | not stated |
| Signs individual DPAs with schools | not stated - processor commitments are written into the membership terms (clause 10); a separate signed DPA is not mentioned |
| UK GDPR representative / DPO | dpo@nationaleducationgroup.com (UK operator) |
| Minimum age | not stated - staff platform; no pupil use described |
| Key safety note | 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 |
| Main use | School leadership |
Better-rated alternatives for the same use: SLT AI / School Assistant (Green)
Sources: https://nationalcollege.com/privacy · https://nationalcollege.com/terms · https://support.nationalcollege.com/how-is-teacher-leader-ai-safe-and-secure · https://info.nationalcollege.com/teacher-leader-ai · https://info.nationalcollege.com/whole-school-support-to-implement-ai · https://info.nationalcollege.com/people-development · https://info.nationalcollege.com/new-features-and-functionality
Full entry: aiprefect.co.uk/tools/the-national-college. Rating is a rules-based summary of the supplier’s published terms. “Not stated” means we could not find it in their documents. This is not legal advice and does not replace your DPIA.