Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy is an online classroom and resource hub created in response to the closure of schools during the coronavirus pandemic.^[1] It was created by groups of teachers, schools and educational organisations. It was announced on Sunday 19th April, and received the backing of the Department for Education.^[2] Its principal is Matt Hood, the former Director of the Institute for Teaching.^[3]

Purpose[edit]

Oak was established in response to the closure of school during the coronavirus pandemic and provides free online lessons and resources to pupils from reception to year 10. ^[4]

Format[edit]

Each week teachers from English state schools provide videoed lessons. Each lesson is an hour long and includes a quiz, a video explanation from the teacher and a worksheet.^[5] New lessons are uploaded every week.

Subjects[edit]

Lessons at Oak National Academy extend from early years reception (ages 4/5) to year 10 (ages 14/15) and cover the following subjects:^[6]

Primary (including Early Years Foundation Stage)[edit]

• English (including phonics at EYFS and KS1)
• Maths
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Foundation (covering History, Geography and Science through a topic-based curriculum)

Secondary[edit]

• English
• Maths
• Science
• History
• Geography
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Religious Studies
• Art
• Latin

In the media[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Oak National Academy twitter page
• Oak National Academy facebook page
• Oak National Academy instagram page
• Oak National Academy: how to access online school lessons for home learning during the coronavirus lockdown
• Oak National Academy: What is the Oak National Academy?
• Oak Academy LinkedIn page
• Students - Oak Academy

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