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Research and insights
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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- Research and insights
1 December 2025
Five key insights from our 24/25 Impact Report
Read ImpactEd's latest independent evaluation of how Oak National Academy is helping teachers to improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach and enabling pupils to access a high-quality curriculum.
- Research and insights
13 February 2025
How is Aila impacting teacher lesson planning practices, workload and expertise? Early insights from the classroom
Read about the impact Aila has had on lesson planning practices, workload reductions and expertise development in its first few months.
- Research and insights
5 February 2025
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.
- Research and insights
15 October 2024
Supporting pupils with SEND? How Oak can help
Teachers are dedicating increasing time to make sure they can support pupils with SEND - this blog explores the challenges they face and how Oak can help.
- Research and insights
2 October 2023
What impact did Oak have in 2022/23?
We share findings for our latest evaluation about the impact Oak has on teachers.
- Research and insights
17 October 2022
Workload and curriculum: what have teachers told us?
What do teachers want and need to support lesson planning workload and curriculum design? Read our new report to find out.
- Research and insights
8 July 2022
Why are teachers still using Oak?
We’re still learning more about our 200,000 weekly users. We share what we know about why teachers are visiting Oak.
- Research and insights
22 October 2021
What impact did Oak have in 2020/21?
Oak supported teachers in over half of all state schools in England during 2020/21. Find out more about the impact we had.
- Research and insights
1 July 2021
After lockdown: How have teachers used Oak resources since schools fully re-opened?
Now schools have fully re-opened how are teachers using our resources to support their teaching?
- Research and insights
28 May 2020
Remote learning: lessons learned
Read about the lessons that have been learnt from teachers' experiences of remote learning and find helpful tips.