Student-Led · Founded 2026

Future Ready

Preparing students for an AI-powered future

Future Ready helps 11–16 year-olds understand artificial intelligence, develop future skills, and use AI responsibly - built on real research with real students.

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Evidence-led, not assumption-led n = 57 student survey UK · 11–16 year-olds

Where we are today

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student survey responses analysed
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research report completed
AI Smart
workshop built - first pilot coming soon

Honest numbers only. The workshop is built and ready to pilot - it has not yet been delivered, so there are no “students reached” figures to report.

Why we exist

Research first. Then teaching.

Most student projects say “we want to help.” Future Ready surveyed students, analysed the data, wrote a report - and built its workshops around what they actually said.

Our mission

To help students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in an AI-powered future, through research, workshops and educational resources.

Our vision

A future where every student has access to high-quality AI literacy and future-skills education - wherever they learn, whatever their background.

A note from our founder

Hi, I’m Maya - I founded Future Ready in June 2026. I kept noticing the same thing: almost everyone I knew was using AI for homework, revision and messing around - but no one was teaching us how to use it well, or how to spot when it gets things wrong. So instead of guessing what students needed, I asked them. I surveyed 57 students, analysed the results, wrote a research report, and built our first workshop around what they actually said. Future Ready is about giving every student the confidence to use AI responsibly - and to be ready for whatever comes next.

Maya Knauf Founder, Future Ready
Three ways in

Start with the evidence

Research

Read the Student AI Survey 2026 - what 57 students told us about how they use AI, what worries them, and what they want to learn.

Read the findings

Workshops

Meet AI Smart - our activity-led workshop for Years 7–8, built directly from the survey findings. Ready to pilot.

See the workshop

Learn

Explore the AI Smart Hub - mini-lessons, interactive games and a responsible-AI pledge you can try right now.

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For schools & teachers

Bring Future Ready to your students

Request the AI Smart workshop, partner on future research, or just ask a question. Every enquiry is reviewed by a supervising adult.

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