Curio | AI Literacy and Safety for UK Schools

Our mission

To help one million children use AI safely by 2030.

AI is reshaping how children learn, create and communicate, faster than any technology before it, and the pupils in school today will spend their whole lives alongside it. We believe every one of them deserves to understand how it works, to use it wisely and honestly, and to stay safe doing it, so they can thrive in a world shaped by AI rather than be caught out by it. Curio exists to make that learning fun, measurable and within reach of every school.

Why this matters

Your pupils are already using AI

AI is now part of everyday childhood, from homework helpers and chatbots to fake images in their feeds. For schools the question is no longer whether to address it, but how.

50%

of 8 to 17 year olds in the UK now use AI tools, increasingly for schoolwork.

Ofcom, 2025

1 in 2

children aged 8 to 15 have seen a deepfake online in the last six months.

Ofcom, 2024

Yet most are never taught how AI works, when to trust it, or how to spot a fake.

That gap is exactly what Curio is built to close.

What the guidance says Ofsted does not inspect AI tools themselves. It looks at how a school's approach to technology affects safeguarding and the quality of education, and holds leaders responsible for it. Online safety is already a statutory part of safeguarding under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and the DfE encourages schools to help pupils use technology safely and well. Building pupils' AI literacy sits squarely inside that responsibility.

Hi! Let’s explore AI

Meet Curio, your pupils' AI guide

Curio is the friendly robot who takes pupils through every course. A familiar face on each module keeps younger pupils confident and makes the whole thing feel like an adventure, not a worksheet.

Sets the challenge

Curio kicks off each module with a question to figure out.

Cheers them on

Instant feedback and little celebrations keep pupils going.

Hands out badges

Finish a module and Curio awards a badge and certificate.

The modules

A fun course that teaches something real

This is what your pupils experience. Short, bright, animated modules they enjoy, that genuinely teach how AI works, how to use it confidently and how to stay safe. Here is a taste of what they actually do.

Spot it

Is this AI or real?

Real or Fake? strand

Sort it

Teach the robot

Meet AI strand

Decide

Fair or unfair?

Fair and Kind strand

Quiz

Stay safe check

Stay Safe strand

What pupils learn

Across six strands, pupils build a complete picture of AI literacy.

What AI is and how it learns Where AI is in their world How to stay safe online Real vs AI-generated content Using AI honestly and confidently Fairness, bias and impact

The library

A growing library across six strands

Six strands span Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3. We add and refresh modules every academic term as AI changes, so the library never goes stale. A sample of what pupils can work through:

KS2 · Meet AI⏱ 8 min

How machines learn without a brain

4 activities · self-marking→

KS2 · Stay Safe⏱ 10 min

Should I tell a chatbot my secrets?

5 activities · self-marking→

KS2 · Real or Fake?⏱ 9 min

Real or AI: spot the fake picture

4 activities · self-marking→

KS3 · Where's the AI?⏱ 12 min

Algorithms that shape your day

6 activities · self-marking→

KS3 · Use AI Confidently⏱ 11 min

AI and your schoolwork: honest or not?

5 activities · self-marking→

KS3 · Fair and Kind⏱ 12 min

Bias in, bias out

5 activities · self-marking→

For teachers

You see everything, you mark nothing

While pupils work through their modules, completion rolls up live, from each pupil to each class to the whole cohort. No spreadsheets, no chasing, no marking.

Year 6 · whole cohortOn track

82%

of Year 6 completed

6 Oak95%

6 Elm78%

6 Birch73%

Should I tell a chatbot my secrets? ▼ 6 Oak ▼

Pupil	Status	Quiz
Amara	✓ Completed	3 / 3
Ben	✓ Completed	2 / 3
Chloe	✓ Completed	3 / 3
Dev	● In progress	—
Erin	○ Not started	—

First names only. Pupils sign in with a class code and PIN. Curio never holds pupil emails.

Curio Certified

Proof your school can show

Each completion produces a dated, Curio Certified record, for the pupil, the class and the school. When a governor, a parent or an inspector asks how you teach AI, you have the answer in front of you.

Pupils complete modules

The quiz marks itself the moment they finish.

The record updates live

By pupil, class, year group and whole school.

Certificates are issued

Dated and exportable, ready for your AI policy file.

2025/26 edition

Curio Certified

AI Literacy · Key Stage 2 foundation

Class 6 Oak

24 of 25 pupils completed · awarded June 2026

Built for schools

Safe by design, light on data

Trust is the whole point. Curio is built to hold as little about your pupils as possible while still giving you the evidence you need.

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No pupil emails. Pupils sign in with a class code and a first name plus PIN, or a QR badge.

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Minimal data on children. Designed around the Children's Code and data protection principles.

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Role based access. Trust admin, school admin, teacher and pupil each see only what they should.

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Mapped to KS2 and KS3. Content sits alongside KCSIE expectations on online safety.

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Exportable evidence. Completion and certificate records you can download for your records.

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Refreshed annually. A new edition each academic year as the technology and risks move on.

Bring AI literacy to your school

Tell us about your school and we will tailor the demo to what matters to you, from the pupil modules to the dashboard and the evidence behind your AI policy.

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