Oak National Academy
Oak National Academy is an independent public body providing free, high-quality, sequenced teaching resources and curriculum plans for UK schools from primary through key stage 4. Created by UK curriculum and subject experts and quality-assured by teachers, Oak supports lesson planning, curriculum design, and pupil learning both in and out of the classroom. The platform offers downloadable and editable slide decks, worksheets, quizzes, and an AI lesson assistant named Aila, which helps teachers save time on lesson planning and create personalized lessons aligned with the national curriculum. Oak aims to improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers and enabling pupils to access a high-quality curriculum. Oak's resources are free, adaptable, and designed to reduce teacher workload, with over 100k teachers engaged and thousands of resources available.
Oak National Academy
Oak National Academy is an independent public body providing free, high-quality, sequenced teaching resources and curriculum plans for UK schools from primary through key stage 4. Created by UK curriculum and subject experts and quality-assured by teachers, Oak supports lesson planning, curriculum design, and pupil learning both in and out of the classroom. The platform offers downloadable and editable slide decks, worksheets, quizzes, and an AI lesson assistant named Aila, which helps teachers save time on lesson planning and create personalized lessons aligned with the national curriculum. Oak aims to improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers and enabling pupils to access a high-quality curriculum. Oak's resources are free, adaptable, and designed to reduce teacher workload, with over 100k teachers engaged and thousands of resources available.
TL;DR
What they do: Free, sequenced teaching resources and curriculum plans for UK schools (EYFS–KS4)
Business model: Independent public body providing openly licensed resources to schools and teachers
Scale: Over 100k teachers engaged; thousands of resources available
Recent funding: Grant announced 2023-10-30 with reported government lead
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Teacher workload, unequal access to high-quality curricular materials, and curriculum planning across primary and secondary education.
Industry
Education
Funding Track Record
Single recorded funding event reported as a grant with government lead
Investor Signal
“UK Government funded via a grant”