Big edtech has had its turn. Time for something better.

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Generic platforms don't serve students

Schools are spending enormous sums on one-size-fits-all platforms built by companies who've never set foot in a classroom. The evidence is mounting that much of this technology isn't working — and in some cases, it's making things worse.

Countries like Sweden have already started pulling back. A 2025 Nuffield Foundation report found a lack of evaluation and oversight across the edtech industry, with schools purchasing through "word of mouth or lured by big marketing and hype." Academy chain leaders are publicly questioning whether devices are any more beneficial than traditional methods. And in staffrooms everywhere, teachers know what the data is finally catching up to: generic tools built for shareholders don't serve students.

"Students who use computers very frequently at school do a lot worse in most learning outcomes."

OECD international review of computers in education

We're not anti-technology in schools — we build edtech for a living. But there's a world of difference between generic platforms that park a student in front of a screen and tools designed to put insight into the hands of the adults who know those students best. VESPA Academy doesn't replace the coaching conversation — it creates the reason for one. That's the standard everything we build is held to: does this make the human interaction better, or does it replace it?

We build these tools because we've stood where you're standing. We know what eats a teacher's time. And we know what a school can actually afford.

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