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Learning in the Age of AI: Technology, Disadvantage and Education in the North of England

As the final output of my LiA, this report is the product of a summer spent in classrooms, staff rooms and the communities around them. I'm deeply grateful to every student, teacher and leader who trusted me with their stories.
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Ashiya Dewan
Student Researcher, University of Toronto

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The report is in its final round of edits ahead of official publication with SHINE. Once this is completed, the document will be updated here - please refrain from sharing or citing in the meantime.

This research report on how artificial intelligence is reshaping learning, teaching and childhood in some of England's most deprived communities, draws on six weeks of fieldwork in schools across the North East. The report brings the voices of pupils and educators who are rarely heard in AI policy debates to the question of what funders, school leaders and policymakers should do next - and is my ultimate labour of love. 

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Ashiya Dewan (She/Her)
Student Researcher, University of Toronto

Hello there! I'm Ashiya, a member of the 2025 Laidlaw Leadership & Research Programme Cohort. I am a student at the University of Toronto's Munk School, pursuing a double major in Peace, Conflict & Justice and Ethics, Society & Law.

I'm passionate about education and the governance of digital technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. I am currently exploring how this affects children facing socioeconomic disadvantage through my Leadership-in-Action project in Northern England. This builds on my previous work in student advocacy, my research of Indigenous-led education initiatives in Canada for my first Laidlaw summer, and my new role as a Center for International Governance Innovation Digital Policy Hub Fellow. 

I look forward to reading and contributing to the incredible body of work on this platform (you all are awesome)! Outside of research, I love to read, dance ballet, explore, learn new things and make new friends - please feel free to reach out anytime :) 

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