Who We Are

askKira is an AI-powered assistant created specifically for the education sector. Designed with safeguarding, compliance and impact at its core, askKira is used by schools, trusts and educators to reduce administrative workload, support school improvement, and enable data-informed decision-making. We are proud to be UK-founded, UK-hosted, and fully aligned with the legal, ethical and educational priorities of British schools.

Our Values

Pupil-Centred
 We believe that every technology used in schools should benefit children and young people directly or indirectly. Kira exists to support teachers and staff so they can focus on what matters most: their students.

Trustworthy by Design
 We place privacy, security and transparency at the heart of all we do. We are compliant with UK GDPR, maintain UK-based data hosting and access controls, and never sell or misuse data. Kira is designed to be a trustworthy partner for schools.

Empowering, Not Replacing
 Kira is not here to replace staff or decision-making, but to enhance it. We believe in human-led education, with AI playing a supportive role that improves efficiency, reduces stress and enables better focus.

Community-Grounded
 Our work is shaped by feedback from real school leaders, administrators and MATs. We listen, adapt and iterate in collaboration with the communities we serve.

Ethically Driven
 We adopt responsible AI practices, do not use black-box models in high-risk contexts, and retain human oversight in all key workflows. Our models are continually reviewed for bias, fairness and explainability.

Our Commitments

To Schools and Educators

• Provide a safe, simple and effective tool to reduce admin and improve outcomes
• Offer transparent, UK-based support and onboarding
• Never gate essential features behind hidden costs
• Ensure AI explanations are understandable and usable by non-technical staff
• Respect your time by making Kira useful from day one

To Data Ethics and Safety

• All data is processed and hosted in the UK under strict access control
• We never train commercial models using client data
• We provide clear processor/controller roles and enable data audits
• Sub-processors are minimised and listed transparently

To Environmental Sustainability

While we are a digital service, we remain mindful of our energy consumption and commit to:

• Using renewable energy-powered cloud infrastructure
• Offsetting our digital carbon footprint annually
• Releasing a sustainability impact report every year from 2026

To Our Team and Partners

• We promote flexible, remote-first working
• We support our team’s mental health with paid wellbeing days and AI-free work hours
• We offer pro bono support to non-profit educational initiatives and schools in underfunded areas

To Society and the Future of Education

• We will continue developing AI systems that serve, not disrupt, the teaching profession
• We support digital literacy and ethical AI education
• We commit to ongoing dialogue with the sector to ensure our roadmap reflects collective priorities