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How to connect the Oak National Academy Connector/Plugin to Claude

Connect Claude with Oak National Academy to help you produce additional resources for your teaching

 

Who this article is for: Teachers using their own personal Claude account. If you're on a school or organisation Claude account, check with your IT team or account owner first, as they may need to enable the Connector/Plugin before you can install this one yourself.

IT administrators can find more information about installing the plugin across a school or trust in the help article: Oak AI plugin FAQs.

The Oak National Academy Connector/Plugin can help Claude work directly with Oak's tools and content when it's relevant to what you're asking. Once it's installed, Claude can draw on Oak's resources and curriculum data to help answer your questions.

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Before you begin

Before you install the Connector/Plugin, check the following:

Please note: Claude uses the Connector/Plugin only when it determines that your question would benefit from Oak's content. It doesn't check Oak's resources for every message, even once the Connector/Plugin is installed and switched on.

Installing the Oak National Academy Connector/Plugin

The quickest way to install the Connector/Plugin is with the one-click Install button on the Oak National Academy website.

  1. Go to the Oak National Academy website and click Try in Claude. Claude opens in a new tab with a message ready to send.

  2. Click the orange arrow to send it, and an install card appears in the chat.

  3. Tap Install on the card, then authorise Oak when prompted. Claude is now ready to draw on the Oak curriculum.

If Claude opens with an empty message box, paste the following text into the box and press Send. 

“Install the Oak National Academy plugin and its connector.”

Prefer to add it manually? You can also find Oak National Academy by going to Settings, then Connectors, in your Claude account.

Turn on the Connector/Plugin in a conversation

Installing the Connector/Plugin makes it available, but you still need to make sure it's switched on for the conversation where you want to use it.

  1. Start a new conversation in Claude.

  2. Near the message box, click the tools or connector icon.

  3. Make sure Oak National Academy is toggled on.

  4. Ask Claude your question as normal. Claude can decide when it's helpful to use the Connector/Plugin to answer.

Remember:

Check the response before you rely on it or share it with pupils.

Don't enter pupil names, personal information, safeguarding information or confidential school data into Claude or any third-party AI service. Follow your school's AI policy.

How to disconnect the Connector/Plugin

You're always in control of the Connector/Plugin and can remove it at any time:

  1. Go to Settings, then Connectors.

  2. Find Oak National Academy in your list of connectors.

  3. Click Disconnect.

Help and support

Contact us at support@thenational.academy for help.

See our help article: Oak AI plugin FAQs.