The Education Bureau (EDB) organised the AI Leadership Training for school leaders and middle management of primary and secondary schools for two consecutive days (August 24 and 25) to help them gain a deeper understanding of the development direction and promotion strategies of digital education, and explore how to effectively plan and continuously implement AI education in accordance with school-based circumstances.

     Delivering the welcome address, the Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, said that to implement the Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools announced earlier, the EDB has launched a series of tiered teacher professional development activities. This training focuses on strengthening school leaders and middle management's competence to lead and strategically plan technology-empowered education. He expressed the hope that, through policy interpretation and sharing of practical examples, the sustained advancement and optimisation of digital education in schools can be promoted.

     Dr Sze emphasised that the key to effectively promoting school-based AI education lies in whether school leaders can translate policy directions into school-based action plans that cater for school contexts and students' needs. This empowers the teaching force to innovate and embrace change, thereby fostering a more inspiring, inclusive, and future-oriented learning environment for students.

     Divided into primary and secondary (including special schools) sessions, the training was conducted simultaneously in face-to-face and online modes, attracting about 1 400 school heads, deputy heads, and relevant middle management. The EDB representatives provided a detailed introduction to the AI Literacy Learning Framework for Primary and Secondary Schools and explored how to guide students to learn AI well, use AI effectively and use AI responsibly, progressively cultivating their AI literacy. They also illustrated key points of the Guide to Using AI in Teaching in Primary and Secondary Schools through practical examples, including considerations for applying AI in learning, teaching, and assessment. Furthermore, school heads and deputy heads from several schools shared their experiences in strategically implementing AI + Subjects in schools to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness through practical examples.

     Looking ahead, in line with the implementation of the Blueprint, the EDB will continue to provide teachers with diversified professional development activities. Through tiered professional development activities across themes such as AI Leadership, AI + Subjects and AI Literacy, the EDB aims to holistically enhance the AI literacy and pedagogical capacity of teachers and school leaders, guiding the education sector to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the digital era.

Ends/Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:03

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