Written Answer · 2025-11-04 · Parliament 15

Developing Age-progressive Framework for Responsible Use of GenAI for Students and Parents across Educational Levels

AI Governance & RegulationAI Safety & EthicsAI in EducationAI & National Security Controversy 2 · Mild query

An MP asked whether MOE will develop an age-progressive framework for responsible use of generative AI, plus parent guidance. MOE replied that it has provided schools with age-appropriate AI guidance via the Digital Literacy and Technology Skills guide and has resources for parents to support reasonable AI use at home. The central debate: how to systematise age-progressive guidance and school-family coordination.

Key Points

  • • Need for an age-progressive AI framework
  • • Schools already have guidance resources
  • • Parent support resources are available
Government Position

Supports age-progressive guidance and has already provided resources.

Opposition Position

Calls for a more complete age-progressive and parent-guidance framework.

Policy Signal

Push age-progressive AI guidance in education.

"The Ministry of Education has provided schools with guidance on age-appropriate AI use in education."

Participants (2)

Original Text (English)

SPRS Hansard · Fetched: 2026-05-02

49 Mr David Hoe asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry will consider developing and publishing an age-progressive framework for the responsible use of generative AI across primary, secondary and post-secondary education levels; and (b) whether guidance could also be developed and published for parents to support younger students' learning and use of AI at home.

Mr Desmond Lee : The question on guidance to schools and institutes of higher learning on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been addressed in written answer to Question Nos 41 and 42, taken on 24 September 2025 . [ Please refer to ​ "Guidelines Encouraging Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Schools", Official Report, 24 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 4, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section. ]

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has provided schools with guidance on age-appropriate AI use in education in the Guide to Digital Literacy and Technological Skills.

MOE has also provided parents with resources, such as "A Parent's Guide to Generative AI tools for Learning", which can be found on Parents Gateway.

Hansard Source