"Is your AI tool allowed?" Ours is built so it can't break your data policy. The approval kit is free below.
For NSW Teachers · Bring It To Your School

Is This Allowed At My School?

Yes. Here is the proof your Head of Department needs:

Show Me The Kit Free · no sign-up · copy the proposal, email and parent statement straight from this page
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points where names are stripped: in the app, then on the server
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student drafts, feedback or prompts stored on our servers
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copy-and-send pieces: proposal, principal email, parent statement
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of the output reviewed and approved by the teacher
The One-Page Summary

What it is, and how it treats student data.

In plain language a Head of Department can read in two minutes, before they ask a single question.

We don't overclaim. Automated stripping is not infallible. Free text can carry identifying detail no automated pass catches, so teacher de-identification stays the primary safeguard. De-identified text is processed overseas in the US by Anthropic, which we disclose to teachers in-product. Estimated grades or bands are for drafting and practice only: not official, not a NESA determination, not a prediction of any exam result.
The Privacy Architecture

The tool that can't break your data policy.

The privacy is in the architecture, not just the promise. Identifiers are stripped before the text leaves the browser, then stripped again on the server, with the count shown to you.

Names stripped before it leaves the browser.

Names and identifiers are detected and replaced before the text ever leaves your browser session. A server-side backstop strips them a second time.

The count is shown to you.

Every output shows how many identifiers were removed, so you see the de-identification happen rather than take it on faith.

Nothing is stored.

No student drafts, no generated feedback, no prompt content on our servers. We keep only usage counts and your sign-up email.

Not used to train models.

De-identified text is processed under commercial API terms. The AI provider does not use your inputs or outputs to train its models. Data is never sold.

Copy The Kit For My Head of Department

Built around the standards you already answer to

Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools Australian Curriculum v9 NSW English & NESA
The Data Flow

How a student draft moves through Open Period.

The exact path a piece of student work takes, and the two points where identifying details are removed.

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Teacher submits a draft
The teacher pastes or uploads student work in the app. Teachers are instructed never to include identifying details.
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In-app de-identification
Names and identifiers are detected and replaced before the text leaves the browser session.
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Server-side backstop
A second pass strips identifiers again on the server. The count of removals is shown to the teacher on every output.
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AI processing: Anthropic Claude (US)
The de-identified text is processed to produce a draft. Inputs and outputs are not used to train the model.
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Result returned to the teacher
The teacher reviews, edits, and decides what to use. The draft and the feedback are not stored on Open Period's servers.
✓ Stored on our servers
  • Usage counts
  • Sign-up email (founding list only)
✗ Never stored
  • Student drafts
  • Generated feedback and marking
  • Prompt content
One honest exception: photographed handwriting. When a teacher photographs handwritten work, the image is sent to the AI to transcribe it, so a name written on the page is visible to the AI during that step. The name is replaced with "Student A" in the transcription, and teachers are instructed to keep names on a cover sheet or crop them out before photographing.
Bring This To Your Head of Department

A proposal, a principal email, a parent statement.

Three things you copy with one click, fill the blanks, and send. Let the facts above do the explaining.

A. One-screen proposal

Drop this in a doc or an email body. It answers the data question before it's asked.

PROPOSAL: Trial of Open Period (teaching-workload tool) What it is: An Australian AI tool that drafts feedback, marking, and parent emails. The teacher reviews and decides on every output. Why: Marking and feedback are the largest time cost in our faculty. This drafts the first version so we spend our time on judgement, not typing. Data handling: Student names and identifiers are stripped before any text reaches the AI (in-app + a server-side backstop, with the removal count shown). No student drafts or feedback are stored. The AI provider does not use our inputs to train its models. Full data-flow attached. Our duties: We continue to de-identify work and follow Department and school AI policy. Estimated grades and bands are for drafting only. Scope: [ ___ teachers ] . [ Year ___ / faculty ___ ] . the free trial period when Open Period opens to founding teachers. Cost: Free for founding teachers when it opens. Two weeks free, no card, no payment details required. I'm asking for: Approval to run a de-identified trial when access opens, then a five-minute review of whether it saved us time.

B. Ready-to-send email to your principal or head teacher

Paste it, swap the brackets, and send. The pack above is the attachment.

Subject: Approval to trial a marking/feedback tool (de-identified) when it opens Hi [Name], I'd like approval to trial a tool called Open Period with [my classes / our faculty] when it opens to founding teachers. It drafts feedback, marking and parent emails; I review and decide on everything it produces. I know the first question is data. In short: student names and identifiers are removed before any text reaches the AI: once in the app and again on the server, and the number removed is shown to me each time. Student drafts and feedback aren't stored, and the AI provider doesn't use our inputs to train its models. I've attached a one-page summary and the full data flow. Founding teachers get free access when it opens: two weeks free, no card. And I'll keep de-identifying work and following our AI policy throughout. After the trial we can take five minutes to decide whether it actually saved time. Happy to walk you through the attached pack whenever suits. Thanks, [Your name]

C. Parent-facing transparency statement

Defensible language for families. It reframes the tool from a secret shortcut to a professional one, with the teacher in control.

How we use AI to support feedback Some of the written feedback your child receives may be drafted with the help of an AI tool, which the teacher then reviews, edits and approves before it is shared. The teacher makes every judgement about your child's learning. The tool drafts, the teacher decides. To protect privacy, student names and identifying details are removed before any work is processed by the tool, and student work is not used to train any AI system. Our use of these tools follows Department and school policy. If you have any questions about how we use these tools, please contact [teacher / school contact].
Use as a starting point. Adapt the bracketed details to your school's voice, and check each piece against your school's communications and AI-use policy before sending.
Fair Questions

The Head of Department's questions, answered straight.

Is student data sent to the AI?
Only after it's de-identified. Student names and identifiers are stripped before any text reaches the AI, once in the app and then again by a server-side backstop, and the number removed is shown to the teacher on every result. We're honest about one exception. When handwriting is photographed, the image is sent to the AI to transcribe it, so a name on the page is visible during that step; the name is replaced with "Student A" in the transcription, and teachers are told to crop or cover names first. Automated stripping isn't infallible, so teacher de-identification stays the primary safeguard.
Is any of it stored?
No student drafts, no generated feedback, and no prompt content are stored on our servers. We keep only usage counts and the email you give us to join the founding list. The draft and the feedback live in your browser session and are not retained by Open Period.
Is it NESA or NSW DoE approved?
No. Open Period is an independent product, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by NESA, the NSW Department of Education, or the NSW Government. It is built for the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools, where AI drafts and a human decides, but alignment with a framework is not endorsement by it. Always follow your own school system's AI policy.
Can I really just send this to my principal?
Yes. Copy the one-screen proposal and the ready-to-send principal email from the approval kit above, fill in the brackets, and attach the data-flow summary on this page. There's a parent-facing statement too. They're written to answer the data question before it's asked, which is the whole point of the kit.
What does it cost?
The kit on this page is free and needs no sign-up. For Open Period itself, you're joining the founding list right now. Leave your email and you'll be first in when we open, with free founding access for early teachers: two weeks free, no card, nothing recurring to join.
Be First In Line

Want it ready for your school?

The kit above is yours to use right now, no sign-up needed. To have Open Period itself ready when your Head of Department says yes, leave your email and be first in when we open, with free founding access.

✓ Free for two weeks, no card
✓ Free founding access for early teachers
✓ Your work stays in your browser

We'll email you the moment we open the doors. No card, no spam.

You're on the founding list.

The founding cohort is small. Bring your staffroom in with you, and share with three teachers who'd want this too.

Founding Bonus

We set up your calibration with you

Your marked samples are our job, not your evening. You start with the first pass already tuned to how you mark.

Founding Bonus

A marking-codes starter pack

Ready-to-use feedback codes like Strength, Run-on and Next, so your first pass speaks your shorthand from day one.

Founding access is for the first cohort only. When it fills, the free-at-launch place closes. Leaving your email now holds yours.