Blog

Inspiration for inside and outside the classroom

Read blogs from our in-house experts to find ideas to take away and try, from curriculum planning to lesson delivery. Plus, keep up to date with the latest news and insights from Oak.

  • AI in education

    21 January 2025

    How do we ensure our AI-generated resources are high-quality?

    We're taking the need for accuracy, safety and pedagogical rigour really seriously with Aila, our AI lesson assistant. Today our paper, Auto-Evaluation: A Critical Measure in Driving Improvements in Quality and Safety of AI-Generated Lesson Resources has been published by MIT Open Learning. This milestone highlights our work to ensure AI-generated lesson content not only reduces teacher workload but also drives the highest quality standards.

  • AI in education

    17 December 2024

    Understanding the ‘Ai’ in Aila

    How does Aila, our AI lesson assistant, work? Find out how Aila generates high-quality lessons using AI techniques such as prompt engineering and retrieval augmented generation.

  • Oak updates

    2 December 2024

    Our impact on teachers and pupils in 2023/24

    Read the independent evaluation report for Oak's impact on teaching in 2023/24, a year when we released new adaptable resources for 6,000+ lessons, launched innovative AI tools, and made all content Open Government Licensed.

  • Lesson planning

    20 November 2024

    Supporting the use of NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials

    Use our quick guide to see how our new primary maths curriculum supports the use of the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials.