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Welcome to….Silicon Abbey
Enterprise, AI, and the future of education at Sherborne - and far beyond

Saturday 13 June 2026 · Merritt Centre, Sherborne Girls · 9.00-11.30am

Something is happening.

AI is reshaping how work gets done, and our children will head off into careers and pathways that don't yet have names.

Within our newly formed Sherborne Schools Group, we believe entrepreneurship, AI and education can come together to create a leading hub of innovation and learning, and give our pupils the toolkit they need to build exciting futures.

And we think it's worth spending a Saturday morning together - to share student, teacher and parent perspectives on this big shift in society and how we can make the most of it.

This won’t be a lecture!

Ben Keene - entrepreneur, cofounder of GoodwithAI.org, & Rebel Book Club, and parent at Sherborne Prep - will host an hour of conversation with pupils, teachers, and perhaps,100 years after he studied at Sherborne, Alan Turing himself!

Questions we’ll explore together…

How do we feel about AI as parents and leaders?
Could enterprise be a competitive advantage for both our pupils and the SSG group?
How is AI changing education and what can we do about it?
What part can we all play?

You don't need to be an expert, just curious.

9.00–9.30 Coffee and arrivals
9.30–10.30 Silicon Abbey: the conversation
10.30–11.30 Coffee, community, and what's next

Open to all SSG parents and friends of the Group.

The Merritt Centre (Gransden Hall), Sherborne Girls, Bradford Road, Sherborne DT9 3QN RSVP / questions: careers@sherborne.org With thanks to Mogers Drewitt, Solicitors and Financial Planners

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The session:

1. Welcome - chat with audience (how do we feel about this)
2. Set the scene - what’s happening in AI, enterprise, education and world of work
3. Meet the makers - pupils and teachers leading the way
4. What happens next? Ideas and questions to consider, and opportunities to create

Good with AI - 'Like a huge career accelerator'

Solicitor & Financial Planner in South West I Mogers Drewitt

Date

Location

The Merritt Centre (Gransden Hall)
Sherborne Girls, Bradford Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT93QN

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