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What personal information should I remove before uploading a unit plan?

Remove personal or identifying information before uploading your unit plan. It's processed by AI to generate recommendations, so leaving out student names and other personal details protects privacy and supports your school's data handling requirements.

Written by Sarah Arrowsmith

Remove anything that could identify a person before you upload. Your plan is processed by AI to generate recommendations, so keep it free of student and staff details.

What counts as personal information

Anything that identifies a specific person, including:

  • Student or staff names

  • Student ID numbers

  • Contact details like email, phone or address

  • Dates of birth

  • Health, wellbeing or behaviour notes

  • Anything else that could identify an individual

Why it matters

Most schools have their own policies on sharing personal information, especially student data. Keeping your plans free of personal details helps you comply with your school's policies and broader privacy requirements.

The teacher planning tool uses AI to help build and enrich your plans, so the content you upload is processed by AI. This is different from how Atomi stores and manages your class and student records.

What to do instead

  • Use general descriptions, such as “students needing extension”, instead of names.

  • Remove personal or identifying information before you paste or upload content.

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