RileyBot wins Innovation Award at Gatwick Business Diamond
Groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence teaching and learning bot RileyBot has won significant recognition from London and South East’s largest business community, winning the Gatwick Business Diamond’s Innovation Award.
Judged for its impact from over 2000 multisector entries, RileyBot was chosen as the winner for its embrace of new technology engaged to further children’s teaching, learning and educational outcomes.
The judges visited Caterham Family of School, Copthorne Prep for the day earlier in the month to see RileyBot in action as part of their assessment for the awards. At the visit they talked to both teachers and pupils to gain their views on integrating technology alongside the all-important human teachers in the room .
RileyBot is a ground-breaking AI powered tool to support children’s learning and is built with children’s wellbeing and safeguarding at its core. It is the only AI bot suitable for children aged from Reception to Year 13. RileyBot is a subject specialist in every subject and speaks over 50 languages.
The AI powered robot has been developed by teachers and machine learning engineers at Caterham School and is in use at all Caterham Family Schools as well as East Surrey Learning Partnership Schools.
Unlike mainstream AI models, RileyBot acts like a teacher, guiding broader thinking, building problem-solving skills and encouraging pupil curiosity. It supports children to reach the answer and problem solve themselves, rather than simply doing the work for them.
When a pupil is ‘stuck’, be it in the classroom or when completing homework, they simply ask RileyBot app for support. Rather than giving an outright ‘quick fix’ answer, as other AI models do, RileyBot acts like a friendly, supportive teaching assistant available for children in addition to their inspiring human teacher. RileyBot knows each individual pupil’s age, learning stage and any special educational needs they might have and guides their learning, giving them alternative routes to understanding and finding a solution.
In classrooms, RileyBot enables pupils to engage in independent learning and supports teachers to differentiate their lessons for each child in their care. For fast learners RileyBot provides instant extension work and also has a range of features to support children with Special Educational Needs including specialist fonts, tailored speeds and full voice interaction.
Having been developed by teachers, RileyBot has wellbeing at its core. Parents and teachers can see their child’s interactions and be put at ease by built-in wellbeing alerts which flag concerns to both parents and teachers. RileyBot teaches pupils how to interact with AI in a healthy and safe way.
RileyBot is quickly gaining acclaim in education circles and beyond. It was one of three initiatives to be showcased at the House of Lords at the National School Awards in December 2024.
