Hulme Grammar School Pioneers AI-Centric Learning Shift in 2026, Bolstering North West's Digital Powerhouse

Oldham, GREATER MANCHESTER, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a major boost for the North West's "Digital Powerhouse" status, Hulme Grammar School has announced plans to spearhead a national shift to AI-centric learning. The move positions Oldham at the forefront of the national tech conversation, ensuring local students are uniquely prepared for Greater Manchester's booming £5bn digital economy. Hulme Grammar AI-centric education Hulme Grammar School, the independent co-educational day school in Oldham founded more than four hundred years ago, has today announced a plan to fully integrate artificial intelligence seamlessly through everything it does. From September 2026, every pupil will be taught AI as a subject in its own right. In addition, all subjects will explicitly consider how AI can be effectively incorporated within the established traditional curriculum to further enhance the outcomes and prospects of all students. The announcement marks the next phase for the Brenda Mills Institute of Innovation and Technology (BMIIT), Hulme's dedicated STEAM hub launched last year. The BMIIT has already become a beacon for regional collaboration, recently hosting a 100-student cross-borough hackathon supported by mentors from University of Manchester, Imperial, AMEX GBT, Koder.ly, and Purple AI. The school's position is deliberately unambiguous; AI will change the world more profoundly than any technology in living memory, and schools that shy away from that reality will be doing their pupils an injustice. Rather than ... Full story available on Benzinga.com
2026-04-28 15:48:00