Introducing eva! – your educational visits AI powered assistant. Working late? Need a quick answer? Think you know the guidance but you just want to double-check before submitting your visit to SLT? Ask eva!
EVOLVE Advice has developed eva! as an AI assistant for busy EVCs and visit leaders. It’s an additional tool to use when managing your educational visits, offering curated, relevant answers to your questions in an instant. You can have confidence in eva! – it is closely monitored and updated by our Educational Visits Advisers, and you’ll always have the option seek our tailored, contextual advice at any stage.
Why AI?
AI can be a helpful tool to provide quick answers and save you time searching. Even though we have a fast turnaround for advice and support queries here at EVOLVE Advice, sometimes you need to double check something late at night or when you’re preparing your risk assessments and you just want an answer now. eva! can help with that.
Where can I access eva!?
eva! Educational Visits Assistant is currently available to EVOLVE Advice direct clients using EVOLVE Premium or those accessing EVOLVE via the EVOLVE Advice gateway. If you’re not sure if this is you, contact support@evolveadvice.co.uk and we can help you. You can access eva! via your EVOLVE system. Simply log in to EVOLVE in the usual way and click on the eva! button in the bottom corner.
The eva! AI assistant is live 24/7, ideal for when you need a quick reference point or want to check that you’re applying the right guidance. Our team of highly experienced Educational Visits Advisers are available to help and can provide personal and contextual advice for your visits.
How to talk to eva!
eva! is an artificial intelligence assistant and can converse with you in natural language.
You’ll get the best results from asking real questions rather than searching for terms like you would in a search engine like google.
Instead of typing ‘ratios school trip france’ try asking ‘how many members of staff will I need for a visit to france with 43 year 6 students including one with a 1:1 support assistant?’
Unsure what to ask? Here are some ideas…
It’s great for checking guidance or asking about the content of national legislation so you can apply it to your own situation. You might want to know where you can find guidance that refers to inclusion? or what does the Health and Safety At Work Act say about EVC responsibilities?… Perhaps you need a list of questions to ask a provider? or a summary of the relevant guidance on aquaparks?
Remember, eva! can only provide information based on the data it is trained on. It can’t give you advice specific to your school or group’s needs and it won’t have access to your school’s policies, so use it to sense check, refresh your knowledge and search for information but if you need advice, speak to your EVC or your Educational Visits Adviser.
How accurate is eva!?
Very. We’ve tested eva!’s answers extensively and have invited experienced EVCs and educational visits advisers to try to ‘break it’. We’ve been impressed by eva!’s ability to find and summarise relevant information quickly.
eva! is trained on national and government guidance, the data is carefully checked and updated to ensure that eva! is answering with current and correct responses. It is prevented from drawing on wider (uncontrolled) sources from the internet which may not be accurate. Our advisory team keeps eva! regularly updated with changes to national and government guidance. We have carefully trained it over many months to only provide information from a specific set of data.
eva! is not a generative AI tool so it will only respond using the information that it has been trained on. This is both a critical safety feature for eva! and also a source of limitation in that the assistance provided by eva! cannot apply specific policies or contextual information from your educational setting. It is helpful as a guide and a quick way to find information that you can then apply to your own setting using your professional judgment and the support of your Educational Visits Adviser. eva! should not be relied on for subjective decisions or advice. You always need to take into account your own context and school, MAT, Group, or LA policies. Please see the section ‘disclaimer’ for more information on its limitations.
Does it replace my adviser?
No. eva! is an additional tool you can use to help you find the answer to questions based on national and government guidance. It’s ideal for when you just need to double check or look something up. It won’t replace the experienced and contextualised advice that your adviser provides.
Who can use eva! Educational Visits Assistant?
eva! is currently available to a subset of EVOLVE Advice clients* as part of a second-phase pilot. Its use and effectiveness remains under continual review. Subject to assessment during this pilot phase, eva! will then be made available to all EVOLVE Advice clients as part of their advice service packages.
*EVOLVE Advice clients using EVOLVE Premium and EVOLVE Advice clients using EVOLVE via the EVOLVE Advice gateway.
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Please note that the information provided by our AI Bot is generated through artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. While we strive to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the answers provided, there may be instances where the response may not be entirely accurate or up-to-date.
Our AI Bot relies on the data and information available at the time of its training and may not incorporate real-time changes or specific circumstances. Therefore, it is advisable not to solely rely on the answers provided by the AI Bot for critical decisions or actions.
We strongly recommend consulting with your Educational Visits Adviser or conducting independent research to verify and confirm any information received from our AI Bot.
EVOLVE Advice and its AI Bot cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the responses, thus disclaiming any liability for any reliance placed on them.
By using our AI Bot, you acknowledge that the answers provided are based on artificial intelligence technology and should be treated as general information only. The AI Bot is not a substitute for your Educational Visits Adviser’s advice or personalised assistance tailored to your specific needs.
It is always prudent to exercise caution and validation when utilising the AI Bot's responses. If you encounter any doubt or if your situation requires precise and accurate information, we encourage you to seek assistance from your Educational Visits Adviser.
EVOLVE Advice assumes no responsibility or liability for any actions taken based on the information provided by our AI Bot. Remember, the AI Bot is here to assist and provide a summary of written guidance, but it should not be substituted for expert advice or professional judgment.