Turning school AI readiness into action

Jamie Pierre

Head of School Partnerships & Impact, TopSchool

Jamie helps school leaders move from AI curiosity to practical, governed adoption. As Head of School Partnerships & Impact at TopSchool, he focuses on the people, decisions and shared understanding that turn early interest into a workable school plan.

School AI readinessAdoption and change managementSchool partnershipsPilot and rollout planning

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About Jamie

Jamie brings more than 15 years of partnership and commercial experience across the UK and Asia-Pacific. At TopSchool, he works with school leaders and educators to understand what makes AI adoption practical, trusted and sustainable.

He explores the human side of implementation: readiness, pilot design, stakeholder alignment and lasting change. His perspective helps leadership teams turn early interest into a clear path forward, with the right people involved from the beginning.

Areas of expertise

School AI readiness

A practical view of whether purpose, ownership, governance and support are ready to move together.

Adoption and change

The understanding, confidence and participation that help schools treat AI as organisational change, not simply a technology rollout.

Pilot design

Bounded pilots that create useful evidence while protecting teacher time and keeping responsibilities clear.

Stakeholder alignment

Shared direction across leadership, education, IT, data and procurement before decisions move forward.

Articles by Jamie Pierre

TopSchool cover reading: Evaluating an AI vendor

Leadership Committee guide 9 minute read

How Should a School Leadership Team Evaluate an AI Vendor?

A practical guide for school leaders, IT, academic teams and procurement deciding whether an AI provider deserves a closer look.

TopSchool cover reading: Standardising AI Across the Network

Leadership School network guide 8 minute read

What Should Be Standardised Across a School Network's AI Rollout?

Set common safeguards for AI use across a school network while keeping curriculum, teaching and local implementation decisions close to schools.

TopSchool cover reading: From One School To a Network

Implementation Implementation guide 9 minute read

From One School to a Network: What Changes When AI Adoption Has to Scale

One school pilot can show what is possible, but not what will work everywhere. Learn how to identify what mattered, support the next schools and improve each stage of rollout.

TopSchool cover reading Teacher AI literacy, beyond prompting

Implementation Practical guide 7 minute read

AI Literacy for Teachers: Beyond Prompting

AI literacy for teachers combines practical skill with the judgement to decide whether and how to use AI in school. Prompting can improve an instruction, but it does not show teachers what information is safe to share, whether an output can be trusted or when to ask for school support.

Explore practical school AI guidance

Find clear, useful articles to help school teams navigate governance, implementation and responsible adoption.

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