Oak’s AI lesson planner Aila is live. Here is what it means for the EdTech market.
Aila, the government-backed AI tool for teachers, is now live. It represents one of the most significant publicly funded experiments in AI-assisted lesson planning. The evidence on whether it works is still forming.
By Wistl Editorial · · Schools
Oak National Academy , the government-backed curriculum resource organisation, launched Aila earlier this year. The tool is an AI-powered lesson assistant designed to help teachers create lesson plans and resources, drawing on Oak's existing library of curriculum-aligned content. It is one of the most prominent examples of publicly funded AI entering the daily workflow of UK classroom teachers. The wider context is a £3 million content store pilot, funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, which is making curriculum content and data available to developers building AI to