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Cut lesson planning time to minutes

Smiling Bard is your AI superpower — the teaching platform built to save you time and help your students thrive. Create full schemes of work, detailed lesson plans, interactive resources, and manage your classroom in minutes.

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Your Smart Teaching Assistant

What is Smiling Bard?

Take back the time that admin stole. Smiling Bard is the teaching assistant that helps you plan faster, prepare smarter, and give your students more of what matters: your time.

Benefits

Why choose Smiling Bard?

Save Time

Lesson planning, marking, and resource creation takes minutes not hours. Get back to what matters most: inspiring your students.

Personalise Learning

Create differentiated profiles and content for every student, including those with SEND or EHCP plans, instantly.

Clarity and focus

Organise everything in one simple dashboard. No more digging through folders or emails and no more endless tabs.

Testimonials

Hear it from teachers

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London
"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."
Year 10 Science Teacher
St Paul's School, London
"Smiling Bard has finally given me free time and weekends back!"
Year 9 English Teacher
Kingsmead School, Somerset
"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."
Year 11 English Teacher
Graveney School
"It’s simple to use and it replaces almost all the work I used five different tools to do."
Year 5 English Teacher
Lionel School, London

Features

What can you do with Smiling Bard?

Plan lessons

Build complete, ready-to-teach lessons in minutes. Will, our AI, helps you structure objectives, activities, and outcomes so every lesson is tailored to your students and aligned with the UK curriculum. You can even create from scratch.

Plan lessons

Create teaching resources

Bring your ideas to life in seconds. Generate high-quality lesson plans, schemes of work, assessments, and assignments: all aligned with the UK curriculum and your teaching style. You can even create interactive lesson recaps and more!

Create teaching resources

Personalised Learning Tools

Smiling Bard helps you design content that fits every learner, from whole classes and sets to individual students. Give every pupil the right level of support and challenge — all within one simple, intuitive platform. Create or regenerate content for groups or individuals with ease.

Personalised Learning Tools

Classroom Management

Manage your classroom with clarity and confidence. Keep lessons, activities, and communication in one secure hub. Create student sets and SEND profiles to enhance your lesson planning. No student info required.

Fully aligned with UK educational standards

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Smiling Bard is fully aligned with UK educational standards, ensuring that all content and learning pathways adhere to the curriculum requirements for Key Stages 1,2,3, 4, GCSEs and A-Levels.

Our platform is designed to meet the rigorous expectations of the national curriculum, providing students with accurate, relevant, and up-to-date materials that support their academic growth and prepare them for success in their exams.

Fully aligned with UK educational standards

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Smiling Bard is fully aligned with UK educational standards, ensuring that all content and learning pathways adhere to the curriculum requirements for Key Stages 1,2,3, 4, GCSEs and A-Levels.

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Smiling Bard is fully aligned with UK educational standards, ensuring that all content and learning pathways adhere to the curriculum requirements for Key Stages 1,2,3, 4, GCSEs and A-Levels.

Fully aligned with UK educational standards

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Smiling Bard is fully aligned with UK educational standards, ensuring that all content and learning pathways adhere to the curriculum requirements for Key Stages 1,2,3, 4, GCSEs and A-Levels.

Get Smiling Bard Free

Smiling Bard is free for every teacher this academic year

We believe every teacher deserves the tools to teach brilliantly. That’s why Smiling Bard is completely free* to use for the 2025/26 academic year. Here’s what you can do:

Get started for free

Create full lesson plans and schemes of work aligned with UK curriculum standards

Regenerate or adapt lessons for different students, sets, or ability levels

Upload, store, and organise your own teaching materials in one secure place

Generate assessments, assignments, and revision materials in minutes

Personalise learning experiences for pupils or student sets/groups

Create custom student sets and SEND profiles

*Free access for the 2025/26 academic year is provided under Smiling Bard’s fair-usage policy. We may adjust or limit access and update our terms from time to time, but we’ll always keep users informed.

Engage. Empower. Elevate.

Our Promise

We’ll never send you irrelevant content. Getting started is 100% free — no subscriptions, no trials, no payment details required.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

🧠 What is Smiling Bard?

An AI-powered teaching companion that helps you plan lessons, schemes, assessments and more — all aligned to the UK curriculum.

🆓 Is it really free to get started?

Yes. No card details. No free trial tricks. Just free. You can sign up and start creating right away.

🔁 What can I create with it?

Lesson plans, schemes of work, assessments, assignments, and revision resources.

👥 Can I tailor content for different groups?

Yes. You can regenerate a lesson for different groups, such as SEND learners or higher-attaining students. Just select the group and Smiling Bard adapts the plan.

✍️ Do I own the content I create?

Yes! It’s yours to use, adapt, or delete whenever you like.

🔒 Is my data private?

Yes. Everything you create is private to your account. We never sell your data or share it with third parties. We do use anonymised content to improve Smiling Bard, but your identity and your students’ details are never attached to it. You can delete your data at anytime.

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Cut admin. Personalise learning.

Cut lesson planning time to minutes

Get started for free →

Cut lesson planning time to minutes

Your Smart Teaching Assistant

What is Smiling Bard?

Benefits

Why choose Smiling Bard?

Testimonials

Hear it from teachers

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."

"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."

"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."

"It has huge potential to transform classrooms."

"Simply put, I think it's brilliant. What an addition to the classroom."

Features

What can you do with Smiling Bard?

Plan lessons

Plan lessons

Create teaching resources

Create teaching resources

Personalised Learning Tools

Personalised Learning Tools

Classroom Management

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Curriculum-aligned

Built for the classroom, aligned to the curriculum

Get Smiling Bard Free

Smiling Bard is free for every teacher this academic year

Engage. Empower. Elevate.

Our Promise

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Cut lesson planning time to minutes