How it works

Three threads, one lesson shape

IDEAL Thinkers is the full, teachable AI Literacy strand of the Primary Digital Cognition Curriculum. Three threads run through every lesson, and every lesson has the same shape.

The AI Loop

Learn, Spot, Guess, Check: how pupils understand what AI actually does.

IDEAL

How we use AI well: Informed, Deliberate, Ethical, Accurate, Learning.

Learning Well with AI

Try it first, hint not answer, plan use prove.

Every lesson

The same seven phases in every lesson, in 60 minutes.

Every lesson has the same shape

A consistent structure lowers cognitive load for pupils and teachers alike: Remember When, Link It, Learn It, Try It, Own It, IDEAL Check and Exit Ticket, in 60 minutes.

See every lesson's shape