FindTutors says 74 percent of tutors in Europe believe AI should be taught as a subject in schools

FindTutors, a private tuition service provided by GoStudent, surveyed 278 tutors in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain about their views on AI education.

Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of tutors surveyed said they believe AI should be taught as a subject in schools, with 45 percent suggesting computing as the most relevant subject in the age of AI.

The survey also asked tutors about which subjects they believe will be the least relevant in the age of AI, with literature suggested by 23 percent of tutors, followed by geography, which was selected by 13 percent of tutors.

GoStudent’s Future of Education Report 2025 also found that a majority of parents (62 percent) believe new ways of assessing children are needed due to the prevalence of AI, as 16 percent of students say they use the tool to write essays.

Albert Clemente, CEO at FindTutors, comments: “Tutors are in direct, one-to-one contact with students on a regular basis and can often spot their issues and struggles before teachers dealing with large classes of children. The results of this survey indicate that students are crying out for guidance and education on the rapidly evolving AI technology that many parents are worried about. With students already using this technology, providing proper education is vital to ensuring it is used safely and to the benefit of students, not instead of learning.

“It is also important to understand that the demand for certain subjects will change over the coming years, with computing set to be more relevant than ever before and some traditional subjects falling down the pecking order. Most importantly it is clear that students need structured teaching and guidelines around AI if traditional methods of examination are to stand a chance of being accurate.”

Earlier this year, a survey from GoStudent found that most parents believe that, without learning about AI, their children will be unprepared for the working world. The survey found that 58 percent of parents believe children spend too much time memorizing and 59 percent believe that grades are not an accurate indicator of ability.