Laura Cross, STEM and AI Speaker for Educators for Schools

STEM Speaker for Schools | AI for Kids

Laura Cross is the founder of Inventors & Makers, delivering hands-on STEM workshops, clubs, and teacher training for children aged 2–11. She began her career as a solicitor before retraining as a primary school teacher, working in two Outstanding London schools.

Later, she moved to San Francisco as Head of Curriculum at an education technology startup, gaining experience in combining teaching, technology, and curriculum design. Since founding Inventors & Makers, she has worked with thousands of pupils across the UK and internationally, helping schools introduce practical engineering challenges and emerging technologies like AI into the primary classroom.

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Speaker Topics

Introducing engineering and design thinking in primary education
Making emerging technologies like AI accessible and age-appropriate
Curiosity-led STEM learning and problem-solving skills for young children

Who Should Attend

Primary school teachers
School leaders and curriculum coordinators
Educators interested in STEM, AI, and hands-on learning

CPD Training for Educators

Professional development sessions and CPD sessions that help teachers:

Confidently introduce engineering and AI without a STEM background
Use low-cost, classroom-ready activities
Integrate design thinking and practical STEM concepts into their teaching

AI in Primary Classrooms

Special focus on teaching artificial intelligence in age-appropriate ways:

Explaining AI and machine learning through examples, not “magic”
Helping teachers integrate AI concepts responsibly
Developing critical thinking in children around technology

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Testimonials

Laura delivered an outstanding CPD session for the AI Network Meeting at Ealing Learning Partnership. Her approach to teaching AI in the classroom was grounded firmly in safety, pedagogy and practicality, which was incredibly reassuring for school leaders and teachers alike. Laura explored how children can learn about machine learning in an age-appropriate way, including how AI is trained through datasets, labels and algorithms, using carefully structured questions. Laura clearly demonstrated how even children in EYFS can begin to understand the relationship between labels, datasets, machine learning, algorithms and the testing process. It was particularly powerful to reflect on how our existing EYFS curriculum already lays strong foundations through pattern recognition, sorting, sequencing and critical thinking. Laura shared practical classroom applications, including the use of micro:bits, and showcased inspiring examples from Inventors and Makers who have developed their own AI chatbots to support specific curriculum areas and teacher workload. She was inspiring, engaging and highly practical — leaving colleagues feeling confident, informed and excited about how AI can be taught responsibly and meaningfully in schools. A truly excellent CPD experience.

Hannah Widdisdon, Ealing Learning Partnership

Our staff were all really impressed with the knowledge and content of the activities as well as the pedagogical understanding of the person delivering. The sessions lent themselves really well to our topics and gave staff lots of ideas and understanding to be built upon in later lessons.

Mrs Buttgieg, Fosters Primary School