AI for sixth form
Sixth formers spend more of their week studying alone than anyone else in the school. Free periods and independent study time are when they go back over a topic they didn't follow, get ready for the next lesson, or read further than the specification asks. Teachers use Flint to give that time some structure. Sparky works through hard material at the pace each student needs, asks them to explain their reasoning, and pushes back when an argument has a gap in it.
Teachers choose what Sparky draws on and how much help it gives. They can read every conversation, which matters in Years 12 and 13, when students are expected to work on their own but still need someone checking how it's going.
MathematicsMaths10th, 11th, 12thYear 11, Year 12, Year 13
Parametric and polar curves AI study session
Have AI conduct a study session to answer student questions and help in visualizing different parametric and polar curves.
Ethics9th, 10th, 11th, 12thYear 10, Year 11, Year 12, Year 13
Convincing AI Socrates to escape prison
Based off of 'Crito' (book by Plato), let students play the role of Crito and try to convince AI Socrates to escape prison.
Ethics10th, 11th, 12thYear 11, Year 12, Year 13
Debate the ethics of AI uses in medicine
Let students debate against AI about the ethics of using AI in various aspects of the medical field (e.g. decision-making, patient diagnosis, hospital management).
Computer ScienceComputing9th, 10th, 11thYear 10, Year 11, Year 12
O(n) review session with real life examples
Have AI conduct a review session with students by providing practical engineering problems where the O(n) time complexity has to be determined.
World LanguageModern foreign languages11th, 12thYear 12, Year 13
IB German letter writing feedback
Give students AI feedback on their writing for an IB German essay assessment based on a rubric provided by the IB program.
Computer ScienceComputing10th, 11th, 12thYear 11, Year 12, Year 13
Python coding competition: Student versus AI
Place students head-to-head in a Python programming competition against AI that automatically matches their level.
Built from your specification
For post-16 courses, Flint works from the documents you give it. Upload the A level, T Level, BTEC or IB specification you teach, a scheme of work or a reading list, and Sparky builds activities and study sessions from it. Upload a past paper and its mark scheme, and Sparky can write new questions in the same style and give feedback in the mark scheme's terms.
Revision, deeper study and reading around the subject
- For revision, Sparky quizzes a student on a topic, comes back to the questions they got wrong, and can turn the session into a study guide they download. For more on exam season, see exam prep.
- A further maths student works through parametric and polar curves, with graphs Sparky plots to show what each equation does.
- Philosophy students take Crito's side and try to talk an AI Socrates into escaping prison. Others debate an AI on how hospitals should use AI in diagnosis.
- To read around the subject, a student can ask Sparky to search the web. It gives clickable links to its sources, so they can find wider reading and check where each claim comes from.
- A computer science student works out the time complexity of real engineering problems, and Sparky can run code in the chat to test an answer.
- IB German students get feedback on a written assessment against the IB rubric.
The EPQ, NEA and independent work
Sparky coaches students through their own work and doesn't write it for them. The JCQ's guidance on AI use in assessments covers A level NEA and the Extended Project Qualification, and students must reference any AI they use. Check with your exams officer before students use any AI tool on work that will be assessed. Students can't delete their conversations, so a supervisor can see exactly what help was given.
Every message is checked for self-harm, violence, harassment and sexual content, and alerts go by email to the staff you choose, such as your DSL. UK schools use Flint's UK service at uk.flintk12.com, with student data stored in London and AI processing in the EU. For Years 10 and 11, see Key Stage 4.
