First prompts if you're a teacher

Ten first prompts for teachers. Tool-agnostic — they work in any chat assistant. The point isn't to outsource the craft of teaching. It's to take the admin off your evening so you can spend it doing the bit only you can do.

Paste, edit, adapt. Replace anything in square brackets with your specifics.

• 01
  Lesson kickstart

  "Draft a 45-minute lesson on [topic] for Year 7."

• 02
  Three versions

  "This activity — easier version, same, harder."

• 03
  Parent email

  "Draft a warm, clear email about [situation]."

• 04
  Rubric builder

  "Turn these learning objectives into a useable rubric."

• 05
  Misconception list

  "What will students get wrong about this — and why?"

• 06
  Quick quiz

  "Ten questions on this, varied difficulty."

• 07
  Feedback bank

  "Rewrite this comment to be specific and actionable."

• 08
  Report drafts

  "Three report comments for a student who [trait]."

• 09
  Real examples

  "Three examples that make this concept click."

• 10
  Discussion starters

  "Five questions that spark real discussion, not dead air."

Two things to keep in mind

The craft stays yours. AI can give you a draft of a parent email. It can't notice that this particular parent needs the firmness softened, or that the previous email crossed lines. Your judgement is the value. The draft just gets you to the part where judgement matters faster.

Don't paste anything you wouldn't want stored. Pupil names, safeguarding details, anything covered by your school's data policy — keep them out. Edit them in by hand after the AI has done its work, or use placeholders the AI never sees.

The craft stays yours. Always.