Grassroots Education school-built & school-owned technology

Built by teachers. Owned by your school.

try these teacher-made apps now
Maths Extension Question Creator Live demo
Pupil-facing · AI-powered
Maths Extension Question Creator

Students pick a topic and level, describe what they're into, and the app generates a personalised extension question - with hint and solution on demand.

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Class Walking Challenge Tracker Live demo
Class activity · Live map
Class Walking Challenge Tracker

Log daily laps and watch your class walk the desert route from Cairo to Siwa Oasis - in the footsteps of Alexander the Great.

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Parent Booking App Live demo
Admin · Parent-facing
Parent Appointment Sign-Up

Parents book themselves into pre-set time slots - no email chains, no double-bookings. Slots reset automatically each day via a timed Google Sheet script.

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what this is

What if your tools were built around your school?

£0 subscription fees after setup
100% school-owned tools and data
∞ apps your staff can build on top

The right tools grow from your teachers' knowledge, fit your school precisely, and stay yours forever.

Built on your Google Workspace infrastructure with Google Apps Scripts and AI, I help schools grow their own applications, from grassroots teacher innovation into a shared framework and culture.

  • Teacher-led innovation, not vendor-led adoption
  • School-owned tools, that stay when I leave
  • Your data, accessible and ready to build on
  • AI with guardrails, oversight, and audit trails
  • Google Workspace, no new infrastructure needed
you already have everything you need

Google Workspace is insanely powerful - most schools get about 20% of its value

The infrastructure to build everything on this page is sitting in your Google Drive right now. All that's missing is someone to show your staff what's already there.

What makes this different

A model that grows from practice, not product pressure

This model doesn't depend on fitting your practice to a third-party framework with ongoing subscription. Instead it gives you capability that your school actually owns and keeps.

Your student data with your staff's ideas, Google's infrastructure and with Apps Script as the glue - the only thing missing is someone who knows how to connect them, and who can teach your staff to do it themselves.
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Your data, unlocked

Student records, groups, contacts, and assessment data, structured, searchable, and ready to power any tool your staff want to build.

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Tools your staff already use

Not another platform to log into. Apps that live in Google Drive with its controlled secure access and data protection.

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AI with professional control

AI services integrated into your own tools, with teacher oversight, age-appropriate guardrails, and a full audit trail of every use.

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3-stage development

See the 3-stage model →

The three stages of development starting from your teachers' first self-made applications solving their immediate problems, and leading to a shared practice and culture.

Would you like a 20 minute chat?

If you would like an initial conversation to get a better idea of how school-built technology might work in your individual school setting, please get in touch.

Email: davesalt@grassroots.education