Mark Anderson
AI in Education - EdTech Strategy - Online Safety and Safeguarding
Mark Anderson is one of the UK’s leading voices in the use of Artificial Intelligence and educational technology to enhance teaching, learning, and leadership.
And it's a voice schools need now more than ever as they navigate the opportunities – and challenges – our new increasingly AI-powered world is throwing at us.
A former teacher, middle and senior leader with more than twenty years in schools, Mark now works with educators, leaders, and support staff across the UK and internationally to help them harness technology in evidence-informed, purposeful ways that make a genuine difference to workload, engagement, and outcomes.
A best-selling author, his book The EdTech Playbook became an Amazon number one title and is now widely used in schools and trusts as a practical guide to implementing technology with impact.
Mark’s resources, including his widely adopted AI Policy Template and his Little Books of Generative AI Prompts for teachers, middle and senior leaders, and support staff, have reached many thousands of educators worldwide.
As a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and a member of the BCS (Chartered Institute for IT) Schools and Colleges Committee, Mark brings both credibility and clarity to the evolving relationship between pedagogy, ethics, and technology.
And, as you'd expect from a long-standing Independent Thinking Associate, his work is deeply rooted in professional integrity, digital citizenship, and the principle that technology should serve learning, not drive it.
"The secret of great teaching is you always do your best for your learners – that’s it!"
Mark Anderson
Recent titles include:
- Equity, accessibility and the moral imperative
- What the best schools in the world are doing with learning tech!
- Effective and impactful evidence-informed teaching and learning with (and without) technology in the classroom
Mark’s collaborations include extensive research and implementation work with Woodland Academy Trust, where his guidance has helped shape one of the most widely shared reports on the impact of AI in schools, demonstrating tangible gains in teaching efficiency, workload reduction, and pupil outcomes.
As an Independent Thinking Associate, Mark continues to challenge assumptions about what good teaching looks like in the 21st century. His training sessions and keynotes – whether for classroom teachers, central teams, or senior leaders – are grounded in cognitive science and practical classroom realities.
He shows schools how AI and technology can amplify what works rather than distract from it, helping every member of staff, including administrative and support colleagues, to build confidence and competence in their use. Mark’s approach is pragmatic, research-informed, and human-centred.
He believes that great teaching remains an art built on professional wisdom and relationships – technology simply extends what’s possible when used thoughtfully and with purpose.
For schools seeking a trusted partner to navigate AI and EdTech with strategy, empathy, and impact, Mark Anderson is the person you need.
Mark Anderson In His Own Words
“MY PHILOSOPHY WITH ICT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVE
THAT OUR LIVES CAN BE MADE BETTER WITH IT” - PERFECT ICT EVERY LESSON
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- Mark has been with Independent Thinking since October 2013
- He is an avid collector of Starbucks coffee mugs from around the world
- You'll find Mark's work in our Teaching and Learning topic area
- You can watch a conversation with Mark, Roy Leighton and Ian Gilbert in 2020 here
- You might also want to consider Nina Jackson or Ian Gilbert
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