Oxford Rubric™
The standard for assessing artificial intelligence usage in schools
About the Oxford Rubric
Artifical Intelligence Assessment Framework for Schools
The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in educational contexts presents both significant opportunities and material risks for schools. While AI has the potential to enhance teaching, personalise learning and reduce administrative burden, its uncritical or poorly governed adoption may undermine safeguarding, pedagogical integrity, professional judgement, and teacher/pupil agency.
We have created the Oxford Rubric as a principled, school‑ready framework for assessing whether usage of AI in various educational settings is appropriate, ethical, and educationally sound. The rubric can be used to assess specific tools your school may be considering or it can be used to guide policy in broad scenarios.
The framework is not specific to any particular technology or software product, and it consists of six criteria that can be applied to tools, broader scenarios, and general initiatives. The criteria are:
- Safety
- Efficacy
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Agency
- Cost Management
The full rubric (including rationale, indicators, and more) is explained in our whitepaper.