Practical AI Strategies
Engaging With Generative AI in Education
Leon Furze
Practical AI Strategies by Leon Furze is a welcome contribution to a conversation that too often feels rushed, polarised or disconnected from schools themselves. Rather than getting caught up in hype or hand-wringing, Furze walks a steady, grounded line, offering educators clarity, context and genuinely useful strategies for engaging with generative AI.
This is not a book about shiny tools. It’s about professional judgement. Furze speaks to teachers, leaders and support staff who are trying to figure out where AI fits in their setting, and how to approach it with confidence and care. His background in education is clear throughout: there’s a deep respect here for the complexity of schools and the work of teachers.
Something I appreciated was Furze’s ability to cut through noise. He names the big issues (ethics, bias, authorship, sustainability) without slipping into doom. He offers frameworks, not checklists. The strategies are practical, but never prescriptive. There’s a sense that you’re being invited onto an ongoing exploration, not handed a solution and sent on your way.
Even those who’ve already spent time with AI tools will find fresh thinking here, especially around visuals, assessment and the shape of future literacies. For those just beginning, this is a generous and steady guide.
In a moment where AI is moving fast, Practical AI Strategies slows things down just enough for educators to think clearly and act intentionally. It encourages curiosity, careful reflection and professional agency - qualities we need now more than ever.
