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AI in education
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16 June 2026
How AI gets lesson planning wrong - and what we can do to fix it
In an article originally published by TES on 11th June, our Interim CEO John Roberts discusses how knowledge graphs of subject curricula which we've been building will help to improve AI’s ability to generate lessons.
- AI in education
25 February 2026
Choosing AI for your school? How our AI tools exceed the DfE’s latest safety standards
Discover how Oak’s AI tools not only meet but exceed the DfE’s latest Generative AI safety standards. Built for schools, our AI prioritises safeguarding, accuracy, GDPR compliance and transparent governance.
- AI in education
30 July 2025
Building AI that’s safe for the classroom: what we have learned with Aila
A summary of what Oak National Academy has learned about AI safety guardrails in education since launching Aila, our free AI lesson assistant.
- AI in education
9 April 2025
Your top 5 questions about Aila, our AI lesson assistant, answered.
A summary of the top questions teachers are asking about Aila, our AI lesson assistant, including if the tool is free and how you can use it to adapt lessons for SEND and EAL pupils.
- 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.
- AI in education
13 November 2024
Interested in using AI in your planning? Join our webinars
Whether you are creating bespoke resources or tailoring content, AI has the potential to help speed things along and ease your workload - but how can you get started? Join our webinars to find out more about Aila, our free AI lesson assistant, and how it could help you.
- AI in education
6 September 2024
The pedagogical thinking behind Aila, our AI lesson planning tool
Ensuring pedagogical integrity has been a priority when creating our new AI lesson planning assistant, Aila. Find out why we built Aila, the research we used to inform its design and how we have improved the quality of the content that Aila produces in this blog.
- AI in education
6 September 2024
Introducing Aila, our AI-powered lesson assistant
Read about Aila, our new AI-powered lesson assistant, that you can use to build tailor-made lesson plans and resources in minutes
- AI in education
6 September 2024
8 things you won’t believe our AI lesson planning tool can do
Curious about using AI for lesson planning? Discover 8 things our lesson planning tool for teachers can do.