The Fogarty Foundation has called for a national AI literacy curriculum and stricter regulation of artificial intelligence in education after consulting hundreds of young people about their experiences with the technology.
The foundation’s appeal follows a series of consultations in which young people described how they use AI tools in learning and everyday life, leading the organisation to conclude that formal action is needed to respond to those patterns.
A national curriculum, the foundation says, would provide consistent expectations for students across states and territories about what they should know and be able to do with AI while at school.
Tighter regulation, the group added, would create clearer boundaries for how AI is deployed in classrooms, including the rules schools and education systems apply when adopting new tools.
If implemented, the measures would affect teachers, school leaders and curriculum authorities who would need to align teaching practice, assessment and professional development with any new national standards.
The foundation framed the proposals around the direct feedback from young people rather than academic forecasts, arguing the consultations revealed practical issues that policy needs to address.
The push comes as education authorities weigh how to respond to rapid uptake of generative AI and other tools in schools, and as parents and educators raise questions about student privacy, assessment integrity and classroom use.
The Fogarty Foundation has set out its recommendations publicly after the consultation. Education departments and policy makers will now see the proposals alongside other calls for reform in how schools handle emerging technologies.
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