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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.
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- Lesson planning
15 July 2026
Supporting pupils to build healthy, respectful relationships
Find out how Oak’s updated RSHE resources can reduce planning time and help you teach healthy relationships and sensitive topics in line with the new statutory guidance from September 2026.
- Lesson planning
2 July 2026
Teaching the rule of law
Support your pupils to understand the rule of law with new, free lesson resources from Oak. Developed with ACT and the Attorney General’s Office, these adaptable lessons help you confidently teach your pupils about fairness, rights and the role of law in everyday life.
- Lesson planning
1 July 2026
Teaching something new next year? Five ways to get ahead before September
Teaching a new year group, key stage or an unfamiliar subject in September? Build confidence with practical advice, free curriculum plans, adaptable teaching resources and AI tools to help you plan faster and strengthen subject knowledge.
- Lesson planning
29 June 2026
A new chapter for schools: Making the most of Erasmus+ and Oak resources
Prepare your pupils for Erasmus+ with Oak’s free curriculum resources. Discover how languages and other subject resources can build confidence for international collaboration, plus guidance from the British Council on accessing Erasmus+ opportunities.
- Lesson planning
24 June 2026
Supporting pupils to thrive in a digital world with Oak’s new digital literacy lessons
Discover Oak's new digital literacy lessons for years 1-9, created with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Designed to complement our computing curriculum, the units help pupils think critically, stay safe online, develop healthy digital habits and make informed choices in an increasingly digital world.
- Lesson planning
15 June 2026
Moving beyond the classroom: Oak’s new remote PE resources
Oak has created a new remote learning offer, designed to help schools maintain continuity of PE beyond the classroom. They will help you support pupils learning from hospital or other healthcare settings, those temporarily unable to attend school, or pupils accessing alternative provision.
- Lesson planning
20 April 2026
Classroom as gallery: a collaboration with October Gallery
Explore our six new primary art and design units and lesson resources, created with October Gallery. Inspire creativity through contemporary artists, global perspectives and hands-on making, designed to build your pupils’ confidence, oracy and artistic understanding.
- Lesson planning
26 March 2026
Poetry brought to life: learning from the poets themselves
Explore poet-led English resources that support your lesson delivery, helping pupils experience the magic of hearing poetry aloud while building confidence, deepening understanding and finding their voice.
- Lesson planning
5 March 2026
Targeted GCSE revision support for your pupils
Support your pupils this revision season with our free resources aligned to the national curriculum and major exam boards. Discover revision units handpicked by our Subject Leads and use our AI lesson assistant, Aila, to quickly create targeted quizzes and retrieval activities for your pupils.
- Lesson planning
10 February 2026
Supporting you and your year 6 pupils as SATs approach
Katie Marl, Delivery Lead & Primary Specialist at Oak, has pulled together English and maths units and lessons to help boost confidence and you support pupils in the run-up to SATs. These focus on key areas of the assessments as well as targeted lessons for tricky areas.