--- title: How do I find lesson planning and teaching resources? description: How to search by a topic keyword, or browse the curriculum by subject or key stage. --- [Skip to content](https://support.thenational.academy/find-lessons-and-resources-quickly#main-content) [Report an issue](https://support.thenational.academy/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![flogo.png\]](https://support.thenational.academy/hs-fs/hubfs/Email/oak-template-august22/flogo.png?height=44&name=flogo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Report an issue](https://support.thenational.academy/kb-tickets/new) - [Back to Oak](https://www.thenational.academy/) [Back to Oak](https://www.thenational.academy/) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Centre](https://support.thenational.academy/?hsLang=en) 2. [Our teaching resources](https://support.thenational.academy/our-teaching-resources?hsLang=en) September 28, 2026 # How do I find lesson planning and teaching resources? ## Browse the curriculum by subject or key stage, or search for a topic or keyword To get started visit [our homepage](https://www.thenational.academy/). From here you can easily access our curriculum plans, lesson planning and teaching resources and our AI tools.  All of our resources are free and always will be. They cover all subjects in the national curriculum from KS1-4 and are national curriculum aligned. ### Curriculum plans Our [fully sequenced curriculum plans](https://www.thenational.academy/about-us/oaks-curricula) for each national curriculum subject KS1-4, provide inspiration and a springboard for annual, termly and weekly planning for every teacher in your school.  For more information see our [help article: A guide to our curriculum plans](https://support.thenational.academy/a-guide-to-our-new-curricula?hsLang=en)  Free to download for every subject and school phase, each plan provides a curriculum rationale, an outline of all topic units available and how many lessons are in each. To help you further, we’ve provided unit information on 'why this, why now'. There is also a suggested sequenced order of lessons to support with your planning, as well as teaching resources for every lesson in the curriculum plans.  Go to our [curricula page](https://www.thenational.academy/about-us/oaks-curricula) to find out about the principles that underpin our curricula.  **✅Preparing for the revised national curriculum** We're updating our teaching resources and curriculum plans and sharing guidance to help schools prepare confidently and reduce workload ahead of the revised curriculum in September 2028, and the updated GCSEs beyond. [Sign up now](https://www.thenational.academy/campaigns/curriculum-and-assessment-review?utm_campaign=CAR&utm_source=hs_knowledgebase&utm_medium=article_-#sign-up) to receive: ![Illustration of a teacher placing a building block in a stack of blocks meant to demonstrate the building of a curriculum from lots of different parts](https://support.thenational.academy/hs-fs/hubfs/Building_block.png?width=280&height=168&name=Building_block.png) - the latest updates - expert guidance - invitations to webinars - free resources and helpful content. ### Lesson planning and teaching resources You can access these in a number of ways. From our [homepage](https://www.thenational.academy/) select your subject and school phase. Then use the buttons to filter by year group or thread (a common theme or topic that provides coherence as it weaves its way through the curriculum), and click into a unit to find more detail about that unit and the lessons within it. You can also search by keyword or topic using the search box at the top right of the page. For help on using our resources see our [help article: How do I use your teaching resources to plan and teach great lessons?](https://support.thenational.academy/using-oaks-new-teaching-resources?hsLang=en) ### AI help with creating lesson plans and resources When you search for a topic or keyword, we’ll always suggest the best lesson resources for your requirements. If you can’t find what you exactly need you can use Aila, our AI lesson assistant to create something for you. In the results page you can get to Aila by choosing the Create a lesson with AI link under the heading Can’t find what you need? ![Create a lesson with AI message](https://support.thenational.academy/hs-fs/hubfs/cant-find-what-you-need-ai-suggestion.png?width=670&height=304&name=cant-find-what-you-need-ai-suggestion.png) For information on using Aila, see our [help article: How to use Aila, our AI lesson assistant](https://support.thenational.academy/using-aila?hsLang=en). ### My library My library is your personal space on Oak to save and organise the content that matters most to you. With my library, you can: - - Save units and content you want to revisit - Quickly get to the lesson resources you use often - Access anytime, anywhere – from any device. 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