Grassroots Education school-built & school-owned technology

The gap between what teachers want and what they can build: I close that gap.

I spent years building practical tools for real classrooms. Now I help other schools do the same, and teach their staff to keep building when I'm gone.

About

Dave Salt

Dave Salt

Dave Salt

Teacher · Builder · Consultant
Practical AI Development for Schools
Google Certified Innovator
Google Workspace Specialist
Apps Script Developer
AI Integration for Schools

I've spent my career in schools, teaching, building, and trying to make things work better for both staff and students. The apps and tools I built weren't academic exercises. They came from specific, real needs both as a teacher and as an administrator.

I found that the advent of using AI to code Google Apps Scripts made a fundametal change to what is possible. Self made web apps have moved from interesting and useful add-ons to mega powerful alternatives to paid for solutions. But more than that, web apps personalised to school needs offer a utility way above what was previously possible. And when they combine into a shared practice, we now have a new reality that empowers both teachers and learners.

What I offer isn't a product to adopt or a platform to subscribe to. It's a process: building capability inside your school that stays there, tools your staff genuinely own, and an approach to AI that is practical, controlled, and grounded in educational purpose.

The most worthwhile uses of AI in schools are less likely to be discovered through generic top-down implementation. They emerge when teachers are equipped to identify real needs and test purposeful solutions. I help make that happen.

I can work with primary and secondary schools at whatever stage makes sense for them. Either a couple of initial workshops to build confidence, or a longer partnership to develop a full school-owned AI infrastructure. If your school uses Google Workspace, the infrastructure is already there. The investment is entirely in your staff's capability, and that stays with them permanently.

Previous experience

  • Taught in UK State and Private Schools as well as International Primary and Secondary Schools, since 2004.
  • Led training sessions in over 100 Schools in the UK, independently as well as on behalf of Pearson and Discovery Education.
  • Led workshops at several international teaching conferences.
  • Developed Maths, Computing and other resources that are regularly used by thousands of people world wide.

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