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Learn AI Starter Programme — Parent Course Guide

The complete parent guide to running AI Starter with your child aged 7-10 — all 8 sessions, safety framework, and what to expect.

Understand what your child learns in each AI Starter session
Run each session with confidence and no prior AI knowledge
Reinforce the 5 safety rules until they become habit
Progress your child to AI Explorer when ready
Free forever No signup required Progress saved locally 15 lessons

Three tracks — pick your level. Progress is saved automatically in your browser.

BeginnerStart here. No prior knowledge assumed.
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Lesson 1
Before You Begin — Safety First
The 5 safety rules, what to prepare, and how to set up the first session successfully.
Lesson 2
Session 1 — What is AI?
What your child discovers in the first session and how to make the warm-up discussion work.
Lesson 3
Session 2 — Give AI a Job
How the "give AI a job" exercise builds prompt thinking and the parent's role in this session.
Lesson 4
Session 3 — AI Tells Stories
Story creation with AI and the discussion about creative ownership that makes this session rich.
Lesson 5
Session 4 — Make a Quiz
Using AI to make a quiz — the homework rule reinforcement and how to make the activity engaging.

What is the most important thing to establish in Session 1?

What makes Session 5 (Catch AI Lying) so effective?

IntermediateBuild on the basics.
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Lesson 1
Session 5 — Catch AI Lying
The most memorable session — how to run the competition and what the "AI makes mistakes" lesson means.
Lesson 2
Session 6 — Plan Something Fun
Real planning with AI — helping your child see AI as a practical tool, not just a curiosity.
Lesson 3
Session 7 — Better Questions
The prompt quality lesson — how this session builds the thinking behind all future AI use.
Lesson 4
Session 8 — Graduation
The Starter graduation project — what your child demonstrates and how to celebrate completion.
Lesson 5
After Starter — What's Next?
Assessing readiness for Explorer, the signs your child is ready, and how to introduce the next programme.

What is the correct response when AI makes a mistake in a session?

What signals a child is ready for AI Explorer?

AdvancedDepth, edge cases and strategy.
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Lesson 1
Common Questions in Starter
The questions children most often ask and how to answer them honestly.
Lesson 2
If Your Child Is Struggling
How to adapt sessions when concepts do not land immediately — the most common difficulties.
Lesson 3
The Safety Habits Check
How to know if the 5 safety rules have genuinely become habits — the test.
Lesson 4
Progress Tracking
Keeping track of completed sessions and the simple badge system.
Lesson 5
Connecting Starter to School Learning
How the thinking skills from Starter connect to what your child is learning at school.

How should you handle a child's question you cannot answer about AI?

What is the purpose of the graduation session?

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