Oak National Academy

A free, government-backed online library of lessons and teaching resources for teachers and pupils in England, run from Manchester.

About Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy provides free, high-quality digital curriculum resources for teachers and their pupils. The resources are optional and can be adapted by teachers. Its tools include lesson plans, a pupil area and an AI lesson-planning assistant.

Its stated mission is to improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap, by providing free teaching resources and expert curriculum advice. In its own words: "we're here to support great teaching."

Oak began in April 2020 as a response to school closures and is now an independent public body. It is strategically aligned with the Department for Education but operationally independent. A support page gives its address as 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AA. It calls itself a small team, and many roles are listed as UK remote.

A careers write-up describes an evidence-led culture committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, with flexible working, including a four-day week option, and a learning budget. The team includes software engineers and experienced classroom teachers.

We did not find a graduate scheme, apprenticeship or internship, and no specific vacancies were listed on the pages we read. Check Oak's careers page, and public-appointment listings, for current roles and requirements.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Lesson resources for pupils from Reception to Year 11.', 'title': 'Free lessons'}
• {'desc': 'Subject curriculum plans teachers can adopt or adapt.', 'title': 'Curriculum plans'}
• {'desc': 'A tool to help teachers plan lessons.', 'title': 'AI lesson assistant'}

Key facts

• Address: Manchester M3 3AA, UK
• Started April 2020; independent public body since 2022
• Many roles are UK remote
• No early-careers scheme found

Website: www.thenational.academy