Aila

What Aila is

Aila is Oak’s web-based AI lesson assistant for teachers creating or adapting lessons and teaching resources. A generated lesson includes a lesson plan, slide deck, two quizzes, and a worksheet; teachers can edit and download these materials. They can also ask for glossaries, tasks, and quizzes to supplement an Oak lesson or their own. Adaptations can change lesson content, reading age, geographical context, tasks, or activities to suit pupils. Aila draws on Oak materials written by teachers and checked by subject experts, with a focus on the English national curriculum. Its FAQ says the assistant is built to use ChatGPT-4 while Oak evaluates other models. Aila is free, though fair-use limits may apply to excessive use and request limits apply to lessons and resources. It is in beta and under active development, so Oak advises checking generated content. It does not currently create images or diagrams, and output is weaker in some subjects, particularly STEM and modern foreign languages. Use requires a laptop or computer with internet access; mobile use is not supported.