{"id":1120,"date":"2026-09-14T21:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/digitallearningteam\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:13:44","slug":"ai-prompt-support-getting-better-results-from-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/digitallearningteam\/2026\/09\/14\/ai-prompt-support-getting-better-results-from-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Prompt Support: Getting Better Results from AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_926\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_926-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><style>\na {<br \/>\n    text-decoration: none;<br \/>\n    color: #464feb;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\ntr th, tr td {<br \/>\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\ntr th {<br \/>\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be powerful partners for learning, teaching and creativity, but the quality of the output often depends on the quality of the prompt.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re creating learning resources, planning lessons, supporting differentiation, or helping learners develop their own AI literacy skills, knowing how to write an effective prompt can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>To support staff, we&#8217;ve created a practical prompt guide to help you get the most out of your prompt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_926-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"df_1134\"  _slug=\"1134\" data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_1134 = {\"webgl\":\"true\",\"outline\":[],\"backgroundColor\":\"#ffffff\",\"hard\":\"all\",\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"singlePageMode\":\"0\",\"autoPlay\":\"false\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/wl\\\/public\\\/digitallearningteam\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7490\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/14213042\\\/PromptFramework-PDF.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_2095\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_2095-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2>Prompting for Teachers<\/h2>\n<p>AI can help reduce workload, generate ideas and support professional creativity when prompts are specific and purposeful.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers might use AI to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft lesson outlines<\/li>\n<li>Differentiate activities \/ resources<\/li>\n<li>Generate discussion questions<\/li>\n<li>Produce model texts tailored to learner interests<\/li>\n<li>Design quizzes and retrieval practice activities<\/li>\n<li>Support planning and resource creation<\/li>\n<li>Generate images to spark discussions for learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_2095-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2>Prompting for Pupils<\/h2>\n<p>Developing effective prompting skills is becoming an important part of digital literacy.<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging learners to think carefully about what they ask AI can help them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask clearer questions<\/li>\n<li>Refine their ideas<\/li>\n<li>Develop critical thinking skills<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate AI-generated content<\/li>\n<li>Become more independent learners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>While many AI tools are not available to pupils for safeguarding reasons, there are still valuable opportunities to learn about and engage with AI. 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