Dan Fitzpatrick is a UK-based AI in education keynote speaker, a former secondary teacher and assistant headteacher, Forbes contributor and five-times bestselling author. Recent UK stages include Bett in London and the Surpass Assessment Conference in Leeds, with schools, multi-academy trusts and councils from Falkirk to Ealing. He speaks in person across the UK and online.
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Recent stages: Bett, London; Surpass Assessment Conference, Leeds. Media: Sky News, ITV Good Morning Britain, BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 and LBC.
The Department for Education's guidance "Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education" (first published March 2023, last updated 12 August 2025) sets out expectations for schools and colleges, points to the DfE's generative AI product safety expectations, and in August 2025 added Ofsted's guidance and research on AI in inspections. Trusts and councils are now deciding what staff may use, how pupils' work is assessed, and what governors should be told.
Dan's keynotes for UK leadership teams and whole-staff days turn that guidance into decisions: an AI strategy and governance approach that stays current as the tools change, and a clear agenda for the next leadership meeting.
Dan has spoken at Bett in London and the Surpass Assessment Conference in Leeds. Other events where UK education leaders gather each year include the Schools & Academies Show, the ASCL and NAHT annual conferences, the Festival of Education, and trust and council conferences across the four nations.
The keynotes / 04
Four conversations about AI, leadership and the future of learning.
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing
For: Teachers, support staff and whole-school training days
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide
For: Senior leaders, governors and whole staff
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world
For: Heads, trust and district leaders, governors and leadership conferences
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What our children really need when the future won't sit still
For: Education conferences, whole school communities and system leaders
Keynote or conference opener · in person or online
What education leaders say
Dan's keynote woke us up to the urgency of embracing AI in education and challenged us to grab the opportunity with both hands. He certainly has left a lasting impression on our entire education service.
Essential listening, it will change your view of the future. Unsettling and optimistic in equal measure.
Questions organisers ask
Anywhere in the UK, in person; Dan is based in Cumbria in the north of England. Online keynotes are also available.
Yes: trust summits, council education services and leadership conferences, as well as whole-staff days in individual schools.
His talks for UK leaders draw on the DfE's generative AI guidance and Ofsted's published position, and on his own experience as a teacher and senior leader in English schools.
Fees depend on the format (keynote, half-day or full-day), the size and type of audience, whether the session is in person or online, and travel. Schools, trusts and districts are quoted differently from commercial conferences and companies. Choose a budget band on the booking form and you will receive a clear quote.
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Yes: keynote, half-day or full-day, in person or online.
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