Saving Time on Lesson Feedback: The Potential of AI

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Lesson observations have long been a cornerstone of professional development in schools. They’re vital for understanding teaching quality, identifying areas for growth and sharing effective practice.

But for many teachers and school leaders, they can also be high-stakes, time-consuming and ultimately incomplete. You’re catching just a slice of a lesson, interpreting it through your own lens, and often giving or receiving feedback days later. Does that really support deep, timely reflection?

The Power and Pitfalls of Video Observations

Video changed the game. With recordings, we can revisit lessons in full, reflect in our own time and share with colleagues. The observer bias shrinks, the quality of feedback improves and professional learning becomes more collaborative.

But it’s not perfect. If you’ve ever tried to coach a teacher using a 60-minute recording, you’ll know the time cost. Even as a teacher, finding those “reflection-worthy” moments in your own practice can feel overwhelming.

Enter AI: A Smarter Way to Reflect

That’s where AI comes in. By combining secure video with AI, you unlock instant, time-stamped insights into teaching practice without needing to rewatch everything.

Teachers are pinpointed to the exact moments where they used a particular strategy, can easily track their use of questioning, and reflect on instances when students’ attention drifted. Coaches can jump straight to the parts that matter most.

The workload is dramatically reduced; the feedback is richer, and best of all, it’s objective.

What School Leaders Are Saying

Josh David, Deputy Headteacher at Fleetville Junior School, used AI Insights to analyse lessons from his ECTs with a focus on questioning. He found it “extremely useful” and said it “saved a great deal of time.” At Elisabeth Murdoch College in Melbourne, staff found that AI removed the awkwardness from feedback conversations and gave teachers a more objective lens for self-reflection. The tool’s ability to link key moments in a lesson to WalkThru strategies also added depth to coaching discussions.

Maisie Chambers, from Oasis Academy Warndon, shared how AI Insights offered her teachers more comprehensive feedback than traditional short observations and removed personal bias. And Florence Twaite at CHS South summed it up well: “Time is sacred. AI helps us protect it.”

Ready to See the Difference?

If you’re looking to scale instructional coaching, support self-reflection or simply make better use of your staff’s time, AI-powered lesson feedback is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s essential.

Ready to see how it works? 👉 Explore AI Insights now →