AI & Assessment –
A pragmatic case for schools

AI & Assessment: A Pragmatic Case for Schools
Free webinar for leaders, hosted in partnership with Seven Steps

For many school leaders, AI-supported writing assessment brings as many questions as opportunities. Will teachers stop reading student writing? Will it deskill teachers and dehumanise the assessment process? Can AI be trusted to assess student writing accurately?

Ben Lawless from Lawless Learning cuts through the noise around AI in the classroom to address these concerns. No hype, just evidence. He’ll unpack what happens when AI-supported marking meets expert-written, validated rubrics and why that combination can be more consistent and effective than human marking.

This session challenges common misconceptions about AI in assessment, showing how it can strengthen, rather than replace professional judgement. By reducing the time spent collecting and recording data, AI creates more time for the work that drives student growth: interpreting results, identifying learning needs and planning targeted teaching.

Who it’s for

Principals, deputy principals and literacy leaders who need to make a call on AI assessment, whether that’s this term or down the track. If a staff member has already asked you about it, this session gives you the grounding to answer with confidence instead of guessing.