# Oak National Academy

> Teachers’ lockdown classroom reported two million lesson accesses in its first week.

- Owner: Oak National Academy (initially hosted by the Reach Foundation)
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Education
- Seed date: 2020-04-20
- Milestone date: Week of Jan 4, 2021
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 32 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Daily ritual, Maker origin, Platform jump, Political adoption, Newsjacking

## Summary

Teachers launched a free lockdown classroom and reported two million lesson accesses in its first week. Assemblies and a Teacher Hub followed, then a larger January school-closure wave. Oak became a public body in 2022.

## Timeline

- 2020-04-19 — Gavin Williamson (TV) — Williamson announced Oak at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing, ahead of its launch the next day.
- 2020-04-19 — BBC News (Press) — BBC News reported plans for Oak’s free lessons alongside the government’s laptop offer.
- 2020-04-20 — Oak National Academy (Open web) — Oak opened its online classroom with free video lessons, quizzes and worksheets.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/oak-national-academy

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Oak National Academy.” Case HIS-01699. Spread Score v1.3: 32/100. Updated 2026-10-25. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01699