NES Innovation and Workforce Diversification

Conference date: 23 April 2026, 13.30 – 17.00, Online

This conference session will explore how AI is reshaping educational assessment, examining where AI should be integrated, limited, or reconsidered across learning and professional contexts. We consider AI assessment to include a broad range of activities that aim to understand what a candidate knows thinks and can do, both summative and formative. Through real examples and current practice, we will showcase what AI‑enhanced assessment can look like in practice. We will also focus on building capability and confidence for educators and learners, including responsible use, integrity, and detection.

Themes

• Responsible AI in assessment policies, principles and good practice to protect assessment integrity
  This theme focuses on how we use AI safely and ethically in assessments, making sure assessments stay fair, trustworthy, and aligned with professional standards.
• Keeping people at the centre of AI enhanced assessments
  This theme highlights the continued importance of human judgement as we adopt AI into various parts of assessment activity. Even when AI is involved, educators and assessors remain responsible for decisions, fairness, and supporting learners.
• Developing staff and student confidence to use AI in assessment
  This theme is about building the understanding and skills needed to work with AI in assessments—practically, ethically, and in ways that improve learning.

Registration

Registration is now open – click here to access the booking form

Registration for the conference is now open – this year’s Four nations Conference is part of the NHS Education for Scotland Annual Conference so booking can be made via the NES Conference booking system – please click here to access the booking form.

Resources from the 2025 event can be found here.