AES Acton Education Services

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Writing from the classroom.

Short, practical, evidence-aware. Things that matter for school leaders, SENCOs, and the teachers actually delivering lessons next week.

AI in schools · EdTech economics

How I built the AES website in a weekend — and what it tells us about EdTech costs

Two evenings of work. About £40 in tool subscriptions. A site that would have cost a UK agency £25,000 and twelve weeks. What that gap means for the digital projects your school is currently outsourcing.

17 May 2026