“The biggest change has been the mindset towards AI and data protection, linking those two together..”
– Nicholas Cosgrave, Digital Learning and AI Specialist, Emirates National School
Creating a safe and consistent foundation for AI
ENS wanted to move from fragmented AI experimentation to a secure and consistent approach that could support educators, protect data, and scale across the organisation
Key Focus Areas
Leadership-first adoption
Built leadership alignment around a shared vision for responsible and secure AI adoption.
Teacher enablement and skills development
Empowered educators with practical skills to use Microsoft Copilot confidently in their daily work.
Copilot Champions programme
Created a scalable support model through local Champions who drive adoption and knowledge sharing.
Agentic AI exploration
Identified real-world opportunities to apply AI agents and unlock value beyond individual productivity.
Tangible results
Organisation-wide AI adoption
More than 70% of teachers demonstrated evidence of Copilot implementation, accelerating the transition from AI experimentation to everyday use and helping establish a consistent approach to AI across the organisation.
Scalable support model
Copilot Champions were established across all seven campuses, creating a sustainable framework for peer learning, ongoing support, and long-term adoption of AI tools.
Practical AI innovation
AI agents are already supporting key operational and educational processes, helping teams standarise platform evaluations, curriculum, recommendations, budgeting decisions, and inclusion initiatives.
The Sulava MEA team’s approach
Sulava AI team
Adapted the programme to goals and pace of AI adoption.
Built the programme on a shared vision for responsible AI.
Delivered AI training tailored to the needs of education.
The level of personalization and the way that they changed things according to our needs was very useful and very helpful.
– Nicholas Cosgrave
“The trainers made it feel like what we were doing was bespoke to education.”
– Nicholas Cosgrave
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