Cambridge revises its Primary and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy curricula to embed media literacy, authorship and artificial intelligence ethics for learners aged 5–14.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has revised its Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy curricula to embed media literacy, authorship and artificial intelligence ethics for learners aged 5 to 14..
The update reframes digital literacy as digital maturity, moving focus from mastering individual tools to building judgement, critical thinking and transferable skills that help learners navigate an AI-enabled classroom and online wellbeing challenges.
The refreshed programmes explore how artificial intelligence can support multimodal communication across audiences and platforms and how structured dialogue with AI systems can deepen research, inquiry and critical thinking.
New content also addresses source reliability, echo chambers and preserving student authorship when AI is used.
"It is essential that educators across all subject areas support young learners to think deeply and critically about AI and their relationship to it," said Beverly Clarke MBE, the curriculum's author.
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"This revised Cambridge curriculum supports schools to engage with AI in a positive, proactive and informed way, embedding age-appropriate content that empowers learners to develop confidence, curiosity and critical thinking as they navigate an increasingly AI-enabled world."
The curricula are free to registered schools offering Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary and are ready for teaching immediately on Cambridge's website.
The recap
- Cambridge updates Primary and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy curricula.
- Curriculum covers learners aged 5–14 with AI ethics.
- Curricula free to registered schools and ready immediately.
