The AI Champion
Programme
Build your school's AI capability from within.
AI adoption cannot be outsourced. Over six months we equip one trusted staff member with the training, tools and support to lead it inside your school.
Applications close ahead of the 25 January start. A second intake opens 15 September for schools on a three-term year.
What this is
A six month enablement package for the staff member your school appoints as its AI Champion. Everything they need to take the lead, without depending on external consultants or one-off workshops.
Designed to support both
Leadership teams, who want clarity and sustainability
The appointed AI Champion, who needs practical guidance and backup
How the capability spreads
Leadership sets the direction
Your AI Champion leads it
Staff use it in their work
Parents and learners see consistency
TechWays trains and backs the Champion. The Champion carries it into the school.
What's included
The AI Champion Course
1–2 hours, self-paced. The AI landscape, stakeholder concerns, policy understanding and change management.
2–3 live webinars
Spread across the six months. Updates on tools, school use cases and emerging risks.
Champion support community
Direct access to TechWays and other school-based AI Champions for advice and shared learning.
The Resource Vault
Slide decks, parent communications, email templates, FAQs and implementation resources.
Inside the AI Champion Course
1–2 hours, self-paced. Four modules your Champion works through before leading the rollout.
The AI landscape
What the tools actually do, where they are already being used in schools, and what is changing fastest.
Stakeholder concerns
What staff, parents and learners worry about, and how to answer them with confidence.
Policy understanding
Privacy, assessment integrity and responsible use, and what a workable school position looks like.
Change management
Bringing staff along, starting small, and building shared expectations that hold.
How the six months run
A clear first step, with room to grow. Start 25 January, or 15 September if your school runs three terms.
Appoint your Champion
TechWays helps your leadership team identify the right person. Trust and influence matter more than technical expertise.
Complete the course
1–2 hours, self-paced, covering policy, stakeholder concerns and change management.
Stay current
2–3 live webinars over the six months keep your Champion ahead of new tools and risks.
Lead internally
The community and Resource Vault back them up as they roll out AI across staff, parents and learners.
Why an internal Champion
AI is already in your school. The question is how it is guided. Adoption works best when it is led by someone who understands your culture, context and constraints. By investing in an internal AI Champion, your school:
Reduces long-term dependency on external consultants
Builds confidence and consistency across staff
Creates a trusted point of leadership for AI questions
TechWays provides the map and the manual. Your Champion leads the journey.
Who to look for
Choose for trust and influence, not technical expertise. Trusted. Curious. Able to bring people with them.
—No technical or IT background needed
—One nominated staff member per school
—Backing from the leadership team to lead the rollout
—Works for principals and deputies who want a plan without adding another staff burden
What schools are saying
Thank you so much for introducing all the things I didn't know. I'm leaving with so much knowledge.
St Peters College
I loved the positive way you presented the topic of AI in schools. It has got so much bad publicity, but you gave so many good ideas and positive ways to use AI in my classroom. Thank you!
Gonubie Primary School
I appreciate the effort put into making the course informative and well-organised. Thank you again for the valuable experience!
Kearsney
Often paired with
Role-specific staff courses at R350 per participant: AI and Your Classroom, AI and Assessment, AI for School Admin Staff, and AI in Action. Bulk discounts apply from 10 staff. Together they create one school-wide capability, with the Champion connecting the learning across the school.
Meet the team
Liezel supports schools and Champions to translate AI concepts into practical, responsible action across the school community.
Jo works closely with school leadership and Champions to build internal capacity and long-term confidence with AI.
Questions schools ask
Who should our AI Champion be?
Someone trusted, curious and able to bring people with them. Technical skill is not the deciding factor, and we help your leadership team choose.
How much time does it take?
A 1–2 hour self-paced course up front, then 2–3 live webinars across the six months. The community and Resource Vault are there when needed.
Does this replace staff training?
No. The Champion leads internally while role-specific courses build practical skills across teaching and admin staff.
When does it start?
The next intake begins 25 January, with a second intake on 15 September for schools on a three-term year. Enquire now to hold a place and agree a rollout timetable.
Equip your AI Champion
You know where your school is starting from. Now empower the person who will lead, with the training, tools and support to guide your school forward.