Unknown's avatar Tim Kitchen 4:24 am on March 11, 2026  

Creative AI at Prospect North Primary – Adelaide

On Friday, 6 March 2026, I had the pleasure of running a workshop with the teaching staff at Prospect North Primary School in Adelaide. Our focus for the session was the safe and effective use of Generative AI in education.

This school is located in the inner-northern suburb of Prospect, about 5 km from the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. The school serves a diverse and multicultural community, with many students coming from a range of cultural and language backgrounds. With around 380 students enrolled, the school emphasises student agency, inquiry learning, and real-world problem solving, helping students develop skills such as communication, collaboration, digital literacy, and resilience.

Throughout the workshop, teachers were encouraged to capture their key takeaways and reflections by creating a digital portfolio using Adobe Express which has been provided to them centrally by the South Australian Department for Education. It was a great way to document their learning as we went.

I also showed them how to use some of the AI features within Adobe Express to make short animated video content.

We explored the difference between AI and Generative AI, unpacking what these terms actually mean in practice. From there, we had some really thoughtful discussions about the opportunities AI presents in a primary school setting, as well as some of the challenges and considerations that come with using these tools responsibly.

We worked through a Gen AI use survey and discovered that 90% of the staff have used Gen AI in their teaching in the past 6 months. The most used tools were:

  • ChatGPT (90%)
  • Canva Magic Studio (50%),
  • Copilot (20%)
  • Gemini (20%).

25% use Gen AI daily, 25% use it weekly and 30% fortnightly

Most common tasks featuring Gen AI include:

  • Writing feedback or reports (70%)
  • Lesson planning (60%)
  • Generating images or presentations (55%)
  • Professional Learning/Research – (45%)

65% of the staff reported that using Gen AI either significantly or somewhat helped reduce their workload

In relation to concerns they have:

  • 70% – Over-reliance by students
  • 55% – Reduction in critical thinking
  • 50% – Academic integrity / plagiarism

I introduced the teachers to a range of resources such as:

I would like to congratulate and thank Principal Russell Barwell for organising this event for his staff.

If your school would like to book a similar experience for your teachers and/or students, click here.