Raspberry Pi Foundation
Teach teens computing: Understanding AI for educators is a free course from Raspberry Pi Foundation, online. It ends with a free certificate. We rate it beginner level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits teachers and volunteers who want to talk to teenagers about AI with some hands-on use of the tools. What stands out is that learners try Gemini, ChatGPT and Ideogram in some activities, with a certificate on completion. The main caveat is that those activities need sign-ups to third-party AI tools with an email address, and the length is given only as a range of 3 to 6 hours. A free alternative from Google is the Google AI Educator series.
Checked against Raspberry Pi Foundation on 26 Oct 2026
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A free three-module online course from the Raspberry Pi Foundation for teachers, parents and club volunteers who educate young people. It covers types of AI tools, how they may affect work and learning, large language models and generative AI, and discussing the risks and ethics of AI with young learners. Takes 3 to 6 hours.
More courses on generative AI and on responsible AI and ethics.
Level: beginner (our rating). Delivery: online, self-paced.
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Free.
Certificate: free certificate available on completion.
Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK provider. We checked this course on its own page on 26 Oct 2026.
It is free to take. We show any paid extras, such as a certificate, as the provider prices them.
If you want a free, government-backed start instead, AI Skills Boost gives every adult in the UK free AI courses, and finishing selected ones earns an AI foundations badge.
None of the UK funding schemes we track pays for this course. See free and funded training by nation for what is funded where you live.
Other UK courses for teachers and educators: Using GenAI with Confidence for University & College Professional Services Staff (University of Edinburgh), AI and Ethics in GCSE computer science (National Centre for Computing Education), AI in primary computing (National Centre for Computing Education).
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It's a beginner course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). The provider does not list prerequisites.
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