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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Sep 8

👀 That includes developers creating AI education products. So that will help keep AI output accurate, safe, grounded and human.

Interested? Read more: https://oaknat.uk/483G8FN and if you've got questions or thoughts, feel free to reply here 🤔

AI must fit education’s needs, not the other way round

Oak’s interim CEO outlines why AI must be used within the context of three core pillars of learning - but, if used correctly, can have huge benefits

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Sep 8

This autumn we will see the final resources go live across our total of more than 13,000 new lessons, covering every national curriculum subject. Because we're publicly funded, all content is available on an open government licence so everyone has access to it for free.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Sep 8

In today’s TES, John writes that as access to information becomes easier and knowledge appears abundant, there is pressing need for broad agreement on what we want children to learn, developed into a well-designed curriculum, grounded in the best evidence on learning.

👋 That's where we can help.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Sep 8

John has led digital innovation for years, so his starting point in the AI debate is perhaps surprising. He thinks that when it comes to AI it’s vital to focus on the things that won’t change as much as those that will, and chief among them is a strong curriculum.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Sep 8

📚❇️ Curriculum must be at the heart of AI innovation - thoughts from our interim CEO John Roberts 📚❇️

Read in @tes, and check out 🧵 for a preview:

AI must fit education’s needs, not the other way round

Oak’s interim CEO outlines why AI must be used within the context of three core pillars of learning - but, if used correctly, can have huge benefits

oaknat.uk

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 23

🌞 School's out for summer! Hope you're proud of everything you've achieved this year (including just getting to the end of it!).

Time for a well-deserved break 🫶

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 17

💻 💭 From incel ideology to influencer culture, online safety includes topics that can be tough to teach.

Our new, free resources across KS1 to KS4 provide you with a starting point to open vital conversations with your pupils.

Explore online safety resources: https://oaknat.uk/3THU1RU

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 15

Tough topics, made teachable: introducing our new online safety resources: https://oaknat.uk/3THU1RU

💻 Covering vital topics from incel ideology to influencer culture, sensitively, clearly, and safely
💻 Reflect the latest RSHE statutory guidance
💻 Age-appropriate, from KS1 to KS4

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 10

In June, we released enough brand new resources to help you plan 832 lessons across the whole national curriculum.

Chances are we’ve got something in there you could use… only one way to find out 👀 Explore resources: https://oaknat.uk/4ju7yrJ

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 7

Want to know how you could set up your own? Check out our blog:

Bring your pupils’ computing skills to life by hosting your own hackathon | Oak National Academy

How are you using and adapting Oak’s free teaching resources in your classroom? Here’s an example of how one Academy used our computing resources as inspiration to set up a hackathon, allowing pupils to tackle real-world problems, sharpen their programming skills, and work creatively.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 7

💡 We love hearing about the different ways you have customised our resources and used them to spark creativity.

Here’s one brilliant example from Tom Rye, Deputy Headteacher at Bolingbroke Academy, who used our computing resources to set up a hackathon.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 4

👋🎪 Thanks to everyone who's come and said hello over the last two days at the Festival of Education!

Whether you joined us at a talk, had a chat, or even had a go with Aila, our AI-powered lesson assistant, it was great to meet lots of people who love education as much as we do 🤩

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 4

Looking for inspiration for your science curriculum planning?

Here are some of the threads that run through ours. Download and adapt to suit your classroom: https://oaknat.uk/44HhmJz

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 4

We're back at the Festival of Education today! #EducationFest

If you're around, do head over to Venue 1 at 11.45 to hear from Toby all about navigating AI in the classroom 👀

Otherwise, come and say hello at stand C17 to have a go putting Aila, our AI lesson assistant, to work! 👋

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks to everyone who said hello at day 1 of the Festival of Education! We'll be back tomorrow, stand C17 😎 #EducationFest

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 3

🤩 Fantastic to see so many of you at Toby and Alex's talk today, on navigating AI in the classroom!

Didn't get in this time? Don't worry, they'll be speaking again tomorrow, 11.45 in Venue 1 👀 and they're about at Stand C17 for the whole festival.

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jul 3

🌞🎪 It's a beautiful day, and we're on site at the Festival of Education!

Come and say hello at Stand C17, have a go at using Aila, our AI-powered lesson assistant, to create a lesson plan in minutes, and grab some goodies.

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 30

👀 Get ahead and get what you need for next year - in one click!

You can now download every slide deck, worksheet, quiz and any additional material for a whole unit in one go, rather than going into each lesson individually 🙌

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 25

📅 Planning ahead and looking for ways to best support your SEND pupils next year?

Here are a couple of ways teachers have found our resources useful…

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 22

And you can search by key stage, keyword, or for specific units or topics.

Get your resources:

Free, time-saving teacher resources | Oak National Academy

Explore our free, time-saving teacher resources from Oak National Academy. Browse and download worksheets, quizzes and slides from KS1 to KS4.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 22

🤔 Last minute planning doesn't have to mean last minute stressing!

Whatever you've got to plan for this week, we’ve got thousands of brand-new, high-quality resources designed for you to use in your classroom. Grab a handful of slides, quiz, activity, or worksheet, or borrow the whole lot.

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Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 20

🎉Congratulations to all pupils finishing their GCSEs today - and congratulations to you, for getting them through!

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 18

📚Saved anything to your brand new library yet?

We know sometimes you find a resource that might be handy next week, next term, or even the one after... Well, now you can come back to it whenever you’re ready. Here’s how 🤩

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 16

⛅ Want to make the most of the sun while it's out? Aila can help you adapt your existing lesson plans, so you and your pupils can head outside to learn.

Here’s a few prompts to try! https://oaknat.uk/3E5GcYO

Oak National Academy @oaknational.bsky.social · Jun 14

👀 You've been asking for a simpler way to download entire units for longer-term planning… Well, here you go!

You can now download every slide deck, worksheet, quiz and any additional material for a whole unit in one go, rather than going into each lesson individually 🙌