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Research2026.10.06Education Endowment Foundation / NFER

Aila trial: less lesson-planning time, but mixed views and declining use

Summary

An English primary-school randomized trial found roughly 24% less planning time with Aila, about 49 minutes weekly, without inferior assessed resources. Use declined during the ten-week trial, and teacher views were mixed.

An English primary-school randomized trial found roughly 24% less planning time with Aila, about 49 minutes weekly, without inferior assessed resources. Use declined during the ten-week trial, and teacher views were mixed.

The outcomes are planning time and resource quality, not student learning; control teachers could also use other AI.

Sources & reading record

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Official news, project page and report sample flow checked. This summary retains the consistent 24% and 49-minute figures and avoids inconsistent school counts in page metadata.