Inside the AI Content Store: Updates and feedback session for techUK members
10.30am – 2pm11 September 2025
London
techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD
The Department for Education and the AI Content Store project team from Faculty, ImpactEd Group, Open Education AI and AI in Education, invite you to a techUK members' workshop, where they will share behind-the-scenes insights and updates from the developing programme.
Over the two-hour session the project team will give a demonstration of the evolving capabilities of the store, which aims to reduce barriers to innovation in the UK edtech space by providing an online repository of high-quality, optimised, machine-readable content, that tools can be built from.
Attendees will then have the opportunity to give feedback on the work so far and make suggestions for the store's continued development. After the session there will be the chance for an informal, networking lunch.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:30
Arrival and refreshments in the members’ area
Opportunity to network with other attendees ahead of the session
10:30 – 12:30
Workshop session
Welcome and introductions
Demonstration of the AI Content Store
Discussion and feedback on the project’s development
12:30 – 14:00
Light lunch and networking
Continue conversations with project partners, fellow attendees, and representatives from the Department for Education
Non-techUK Member? - Register your interest
If you are not a techUK member but would like to attend, please email [email protected] with your interest in attending.
Austin Earl
Programme Manager, Education and EdTech, techUK
Austin Earl
Programme Manager, Education and EdTech, techUK
Austin leads techUK’s Education and EdTech programme, shaping strategies that support the digital transformation of schools, colleges, and universities. His work focuses on strengthening the UK’s education technology ecosystem, enhancing core technology foundations, and advancing the adoption of emerging technologies to improve educational outcomes.
Austin also chairs the EdTech Advisory Panel for AI in Education, contributing to national discussions on the future of EdTech, AI, and the UK's Education system.
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
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Austin leads techUK’s Education and EdTech programme, shaping strategies that support the digital transformation of schools, colleges, and universities. His work focuses on strengthening the UK’s education technology ecosystem, enhancing core technology foundations, and advancing the adoption of emerging technologies to improve educational outcomes.
Austin also chairs the EdTech Advisory Panel for AI in Education, contributing to national discussions on the future of EdTech, AI, and the UK's Education system.
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
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