Inside the Jisc AI Assessment Pilot: Early Results & Reflections from Ten UK Universities & Colleges

Hear from universities actively piloting AI-supported assessment as part of the Jisc AI in Assessment Programme. Discover what’s working, what’s challenging, and what early evidence is emerging.

About the Webinar

Across the UK, universities and colleges are taking part in the Jisc AI in Assessment Pilot to explore how AI can support marking, feedback and quality assurance in a responsible, evidence-based way.

This webinar gives you a first look at early findings, featuring real experiences from institutions already using Graide as part of their pilot activity.

No hype. No theory.

Just practical insights from educators who are doing the work right now.

Whether you’re reviewing assessment strategy, exploring AI tools, or planning change for 2025/26, this session is designed to help you understand what early adopters are actually finding—and what it means for the wider sector.

What You’ll Learn

During this session, we’ll share early insights from the first phase of the pilot. Themes emerging across universities:

• Where AI is adding value
• What staff are finding helpful
• How formative and summative workflows are evolving
• Improvements in consistency and QA
• Early signs of impact on feedback quality and turnaround times

Real experiences from pilot partners. Hear directly from 1–2 university project leads:

• Why they joined the pilot
• What they’ve tried so far
• What’s working (and what isn’t)
• How staff and students are responding
• Lessons they’d share with other institutions

A short, focused demo of Graide in action

See the specific workflows and features pilot partners are using, including:

• Marking and feedback support
• Consistency and moderation tools
• Audit trails and QA visibility
• How academics stay fully in control

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for:

• Heads of Assessment / Examinations
• Quality and Standards teams
• PVC/Directors for Education, T&L, and Digital
• Programme and Module Leaders
• Digital Learning / Academic Development teams
• Assessment designers and educational technologists

If you’re exploring how AI could fit (or shouldn’t fit) into marking, moderation or feedback processes, this session is for you.

Agenda

• Welcome & sector context. Why institutions are exploring AI in assessment now, and how the Jisc pilot is progressing.
• Early insights from pilot activity so far. Emerging trends, staff feedback, use cases and early impact signals.
• University panel: experiences from early adopters. 1–2 pilot partners share what they’ve done, what they’ve seen, and their honest reflections.
• Graide in practice: short demo. A focused look at the specific workflows institutions are using.
• What’s next for the pilot. Next phases, what institutions will explore, and what outputs (reports, webinars) are coming.
• Q&A. Your questions, answered live.