Jonathan Baggaley

Chief Executive, PSHE Association

Jonathan Baggaley is Chief Executive of the PSHE Association, the national membership body and charity for personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, the school subject dedicated to preparing children and young people for life, and work. He has worked at a national level in education for years, bringing expertise in educating young people about risks, harms and opportunities of online technologies. Jonathan led the Association’s successful efforts to improve PSHE education’s status on the curriculum, resulting in mandatory relationships, sex and health education in schools. Jonathan is also founder and editor of Fully Human – the PSHE Association’s research and development arm - which aims to better understand the impact of technology on children’s lives. Previously, Jonathan was Head of Education at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre leading an education programme used with millions of children and young people every year.

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1 Main programme

Keynote: Where curriculum meets safeguarding

How to help children flourish in the age of AI Equipping young people to flourish in an AI-enabled world means building upon the growing connection between curriculum and safeguarding. This keynote will explore how we can respond authentically and effectively to the risks and opportunities of AI for young people through building critical thinking skills, social and emotional literacy and safe behaviours alongside a good core understanding of what new technologies are (and are not). In addition to understanding how this can be achieved in the new RSHE curriculum, it will also consider how safeguarding strategies and understanding of the digital environment can be developed across other subject areas.