For Schools & Multi-Academy Trusts

AI governance for
education, built as
one connected system.

Not three separate purchases
KCSIE 2026 is already in force
Since 1 September 2026, generative AI is named explicitly as a safeguarding matter.

AQE gives your Trust a repeatable, evidence-backed way to govern AI at Trust level, qualify each AI deployment before it goes live, and know whether a live deployment is still doing what it was authorised to do. One architecture, three questions, each owned by the right layer.

Start with the free Trust check →
The three questions
Govern, authorise, assure: each is a different question, and each is owned by a different part of this system.

A Trust can enter through governance, qualify a single deployment directly, or bring in an already-live tool for assurance. The lifecycle is optional, not mandatory, but the three questions are always the same.

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GOVERN · Academy Trust AI Oversight Assessment
Can this Trust govern AI? Seven duties (named accountability, transparency, data protection, safeguarding, tool approval, redress, and ongoing review) checked against the Academy Trust Handbook, KCSIE, and DfE guidance. A governance baseline, findings, and a pre-filled policy document, not just a score.
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In development
AUTHORISE · AQE Education
Can this specific AI deployment be authorised? Purpose, data, safeguarding, human oversight, evidence, and named accountability for one tool, producing an authorised deployment boundary, the reference point CLEARANCE checks against once it's live.
Register interest →
In development
ASSURE · CLEARANCE Education
Is a live AI deployment still operating within what was authorised? Point-in-time assurance, not continuous monitoring: findings, remediation, and a signed evidence pack a governor or regulator can check independently.
See CLEARANCE's Education page →
Already have an AI tool live in your schools with no formal qualification behind it? You don't need to wait for AQE Education: CLEARANCE can run the first assurance check and tell you whether qualification or remediation is what's needed next.
Questions
Do we have to start with the Academy Trust Assessment?

No. It's the natural starting point if you want a Trust-level governance baseline first, but a single deployment can go straight into AQE Education once it's available, and an already-live tool can go straight into CLEARANCE for assurance. Enter wherever your Trust actually is.

When will AQE Education and CLEARANCE Education be available?

Both are in active development. Register your interest and we'll let you know as soon as each is ready, and tell you honestly if that changes.

Why are AQE and CLEARANCE on two different websites?

AQE and CLEARANCE are separate products with separate core propositions: qualification before deployment, and assurance after. Education is a first-class section on both, connected by this shared architecture and cross-linked in both directions, rather than a third, separate site.

Is this legal or regulatory advice?

No. Every product in this system identifies evidence gaps against named frameworks and thresholds. None of it is a determination that you are in breach of anything, and none of it replaces your own legal or compliance advice.

Start with the governance baseline. Free, three minutes.

Answer seven questions and see exactly where your board stands today.

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