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AI in education

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

    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.