Teacher FAQ

Yes. CurricuLLM is purpose-built for schools. Pupil conversations are monitored for safety, the platform has built-in guardrails to keep interactions appropriate, and all content is aligned to the National Curriculum (England), GCSE subject content, and Oak National Academy lesson sequences. The Safety Centre detects behavioural patterns across pupil conversations over time and surfaces them to teachers as actionable cases for follow-up. It's not a general-purpose AI tool — it's designed specifically for learning in a school context, in line with the DfE's generative AI product safety expectations.

CurricuLLM collects the conversations pupils have on the platform, along with usage data like when and how often they log in. This data is used to provide you with analytics on pupil progress and to improve the learning experience. Pupil data is stored in the United Kingdom and processed under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018; it is not shared with third parties or used for advertising. Where data is transferred outside the UK (for example, to the United States for AI inference) we use the UK International Data Transfer Addendum (IDTA) and Standard Contractual Clauses.

Pupils will try, just as they do with any tool. CurricuLLM is designed to redirect off-topic conversations back to learning. If a pupil tries to use it for something inappropriate, the platform has safety layers that intervene. You'll also be able to see pupil activity through your analytics, so nothing happens invisibly.

Independent benchmarking has measured CurricuLLM at around 89% accuracy on K–10 curriculum content, compared with around 41% for general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT. The same evaluation methodology is being extended to the National Curriculum (England) and GCSE specifications, with results published as they are reviewed. It's built on the curriculum, so the content it draws from is specific and verified. That said, no AI system is perfect. CurricuLLM is designed as a learning guide, not an authoritative source — it encourages pupils to think critically rather than accept answers at face value, which is a valuable skill in itself.

The analytics show you pupil issues and achievements at an individual level, and class-level progression across your cohort. Learning check-ins give you baseline progression data when pupils first engage with a new subject. During a lesson, you can use Live mode to see themes in real time — who's doing well, who's struggling, and where your attention is needed. The Safety Centre surfaces wellbeing patterns that may warrant a check-in. This helps you target your support rather than trying to check every screen.

No. CurricuLLM is a tool that supports what you do, not a replacement for it. You set the tasks, choose the topics, and decide how pupils engage with the platform. CurricuLLM handles the one-to-one scaffolding that's hard to do when you have 30 pupils in front of you. It frees you up to focus on the pupils who need you most, the classroom discussions, and the teaching that only a human can do.

That's up to you. We recommend pupils use CurricuLLM across at least two subjects or two lessons per week, and they can also use it at home. Some teachers use it as a starter activity, others build a whole lesson segment around it, and some set it as an independent or homework task. It's flexible enough to fit into your existing routine.

No, and this is one of the most important differences from general AI tools. CurricuLLM is designed to guide pupils toward understanding rather than hand them a finished answer. It asks questions, provides scaffolding, and encourages pupils to think through problems. If a pupil asks for the answer directly, CurricuLLM will redirect them.

Very little. We provide sample prompts, starter activities, and pupil guides so you don't have to build anything from scratch. You can also use Studio Mode to upload an existing lesson plan and generate new resources from it. Once pupils are familiar with the platform, setting a CurricuLLM task is as simple as giving them a prompt to start with.

CurricuLLM works in a web browser on any device — laptops, tablets, or Chromebooks. Pupils log in at app.curricullm.com with their school email address. There's nothing to install.

CurricuLLM works in class on any school-provided device. Home use is encouraged but not required — pupils who only use it during class time will still benefit. You can structure your tasks so that the core learning happens in class, with home use as an optional extension.

CurricuLLM covers the National Curriculum (England) at primary and secondary, and supports GCSE specifications across the major awarding bodies (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas). It works particularly well for subjects with structured content progressions — English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, and Computing — but it can support learning conversations across any subject area.

Start with your school's CurricuLLM coordinator. If they can't resolve it, contact us directly at hello@curricullm.com. During the pilot, we also check in weekly with your lead teacher, so there's a regular opportunity to raise any issues.

We want to hear it. Feedback from teachers is how we make the product better. You can share it during the weekly check-in, pass it to your coordinator, or email us at hello@curricullm.com. We take teacher feedback seriously and it directly shapes what we build next.

When a pupil first asks about a new subject, CurricuLLM may show them a short quiz (1–5 questions) to understand where they are. This is called a learning check-in. It's not a test or a grade — it helps the AI personalise its responses from that point forward. Pupils can skip it if they prefer, and it only appears once per subject. Teachers emulating a pupil will also see it, but the data is tagged as emulated and doesn't affect the real pupil's progression.

Connected Services let your school plug in external tools and data sources — like web search or a school library catalogue — so the AI can use them during conversations. Your administrator sets up and approves the services, and you enable the ones you need per-conversation from the Connectors menu in the chat composer. The AI then uses them seamlessly when they would help answer your question.

Yes. Right-click any chat conversation in the sidebar and select 'Send to Studio.' The entire conversation is sent to Studio as a source document, and you can then generate podcasts, flashcards, quizzes, presentations, infographics, and more — all grounded in the full context of what you discussed. It's a natural design-then-produce workflow: brainstorm in chat, produce in Studio.

Yes. Any user can click the three-dot menu in a conversation and select 'Export CSV' to instantly download the conversation as a spreadsheet file. This is useful when you ask pupils to submit evidence of their work to your LMS — they export the conversation, upload the CSV, and you can review their research process.

CurricuLLM's Socratic design is built to prevent overreliance — it guides pupils toward their own understanding rather than giving them answers to copy. But there are three wellbeing considerations worth being aware of and reinforcing with your class. First, overreliance: even with Socratic prompting, pupils can fall into the habit of deferring to AI rather than developing their own thinking. Encourage pupils to form their own view before asking CurricuLLM. Second, parasocial attachment: because the AI holds a natural conversation, some pupils may start to treat it like a person. It's worth reminding them it's a tool, not a relationship. Third, healthy usage patterns: pupils should know when to step away — if they're frustrated, going in circles, or just tired, talking to a teacher or classmate is often more productive. The pupil guides cover all three topics, and we recommend reinforcing them when you introduce the platform.

CurricuLLM runs in a standard web browser and works with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and browser-level zoom and text scaling. The chat-based interface means pupils can work at their own pace without time pressure, and the AI adapts its explanations based on where each pupil is. Teachers can adjust content filters and difficulty levels to suit individual needs. For pupils who benefit from audio, the platform includes voice input and text-to-speech features. If you have pupils with specific access needs that aren't being met, contact us at hello@curricullm.com — we want to know about gaps so we can address them.