ABOUT KOMPASS
About Kompass
Kompass Education helps schools, colleges and education organisations decide where AI belongs, who is accountable and how people should use it.
Meet Darren Coxon
Darren Coxon is the founder and CEO of Kompass Education, a consultancy and software developer specialising in providing schools and colleges the training, support and tools they need to innovate safely and ethically with AI.
An educator for 28 years, Darren has worked in every sector in almost every role, including teacher, Head of Department (mainstream and SEND), Head of Teaching and Learning, Principal (UK and international), Director of Education, and Chief Operating Officer.
Darren has delivered keynotes and training for HMC, Bett, COBIS, BSME, GSA, NASS, NATSPEC, Wellington College’s UK and international Education Festivals, Saxton Bampfylde, National College, GESS Dubai, and has headlined twice at the NAHT Inspiring Leadership Conference. He recently led a pilot project with 11 SEND schools across the UK, and is partnering with SEND schools and colleges to build AI-powered information management and tutoring solutions.
His book ‘Ethical AI and Education’, co-authored with Clara Hawking, co-founder of Kompass Education, is published by Taylor & Francis.
Our point of view
Four points of focus
The questions facing education are connected. Kompass looks at the whole picture through four points of focus.
Set purpose, ownership, red lines and review points for AI use.
Give educators practical ways to use approved tools while protecting professional judgement, safeguarding and meaningful learning.
Help students question AI outputs, protect their own work and make responsible choices about when to use it.
Turn a defined workflow into a focused tool that people can test, use and improve.
AI second
People keep ownership of the first thought, the first word and the first decision. AI can then help with research, questions, analysis, refinement and creation.
That is what we mean by AI second: a way of working that keeps human judgement, relationships and purpose at the centre.
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