Alps November 2025 Newsletter

Alps November 2025 Newsletter

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Alps November Newsletter 🎆

Welcome to the November edition of the Alps Newsletter. This month, we’re bringing you exciting updates, new resources and opportunities to connect with our expert team. From our FREE webinar with PiXL on 16–18 progress measures to the launch of the Alps Independent School Benchmark, plus award wins, case studies and flexible training options – everything you need to stay ahead and maximise impact in your school or college is right here.

Progress Measures are back!

Join our FREE webinar special with PiXL

8th December | 4.00p.m.

16-18 Progress Measures: 

How they work and what they measure

16–19 Progress Measures were not published between 2020 and 2024. In this session, Alps Senior Education Consultant John Philip and PiXL CEO Rachel Johnson will walk you through the recent complexities, explain how these measures work, and outline what you need to know now. The session will conclude with a live Q&A, so bring your questions!

Alps Presenter:

Alps Senior Education Consultant, John Philip

John is an Senior Alps Consultant who first used Alps in 2008 at Little Heath Comprehensive, driving top 2% progress and leading national initiatives through SSAT. Since 2010, he has also partnered with schools across the country via PiXL, sharing proven strategies to raise achievement and inspire excellence. 

PiXL Presenter:

PiXL CEO,

Rachel Johnson

Rachel is an author (Time to Think 1 and 2 and Box Clever), podcaster (PiXL Pearls and the PiXL Leadership Bookclub), leadership thinker and keynote speaker and the CEO of PiXL, an organisation working with hundreds of schools from Primary to Post 16.

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Alps works best to improve student outcomes when fully embedded into a school or college. Our training is highly rated, practical and cost effective.  


We offer a range of training sessions to suit your needs, led by experienced Alps Consultants with a proven track record of improving outcomes.  


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  • Over 600 Training Sessions delivered 

  • To over 4000 teachers

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"A fabulous 2 hours. 

Worth every minute"

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Stonyhurst College

More from our Expert Education Team

Improving your Sixth Form: Three Tried and Tested Leadership Strategies


Want to strengthen your post-16 provision and drive meaningful improvement year on year? In this blog John Philip, Alps Senior Education Consultant, discusses three strategies used to distil some of the most impactful habits we see in successful schools and colleges, offering a practical starting point for leaders.

➜  Click here to read the blog 

➜  Download a free copy of the '99 Ways to Improve your Sixth Form' guide here

 Alps Explorer Monthly Feature:  

KS5 Performance Measures

KS5 16-19 Progress Measures are back! Want a quick refresher? 

In this  short video Dr. John Roe shows you the KS5 Performance Measures Section within the Alps Connect Platform. 

➜  Discover more with the Alps Explorer Programme

Alps schools do better at KS4!

Using Alps at KS5 and interested in KS4?

In 2024, 66% of Alps KS4 schools received a positive P8 score, against a national average of 43%. This is significant.


With consistently stronger results, now is the perfect time to explore Alps at KS4. If there is something in particular that you'd like to discuss, let us know, and we can tailor a session to your needs.

Book a KS4 demo here
Blog: Alps Schools do better at KS4
Register for our KS4 Webinar

The Alps News Bulletin

Important Updates and Product Releases

Introducing the Alps Independent School Benchmark


We are thrilled to announce the release of the new Alps Independent School Benchmark, created specifically for Independent and International schools and colleges – enabling more nuanced sector-specific insights.

➜  Find out more in our Knowledge Base Article

➜  Read the Briefing Paper for more information

Want to learn more about the 

Alps Independent School Benchmark?

Join our free webinar on 10th December


Alps Training Director,Dr Jevon Hirst, will introduce the brand-new Alps Independent Benchmark and show you how to use this powerful dataset to drive meaningful improvement across your school.


In this focused, high-impact session, Jevon will demonstrate how high-quality, sector-specific benchmarking can:

  • Strengthen your school evaluation

  • Inform effective curriculum planning

  • Guide targeted, evidence-based interventions

He will also share practical approaches to analysing outcome and monitoring data in line with the ISI framework, helping Independent and International schools make confident, data-driven decisions.


If you are a leader in an Independent or International school, this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Register Here

Our latest Case Study: Stonyhurst College


From fragmented data to unified insights. This case study explores how Stonyhurst College have integrated Alps into their culture and explores why this partnership has worked so well. 

​➜  Click here to read the Case Study 

Alps are November EdTech Impact Award Winners!


We are delighted to accept the November Recommended Award from EdTech Impact. We are so proud of the positive impact our platforms continue to have and we love hearing feedback and success stories from on teachers and leaders in schools and colleges from all over the globe!

➜ Click here to see EdTech Impact reviews

Interesting Fact:

Alps are the top rated company in the assessment category on EdTech Impact, with an overall4.5/5 rating from 117 reviews

Improve your outcomes through excellent progress tracking

Missed our November Champions Webinars? 

Watch them here on-demand

Join Alps Education experts, Dr. Jevon Hirst and Dr. John Roe for two focused webinars designed to help you improve your student outcomes by harnessing the power of Alps Connect. Whether you're tracking student progress at KS4 or KS5, these sessions will offer practical tips, expert guidance, and updates on the latest platform developments to support effective academic monitoring throughout the year, resulting in better outcomes for your students.

Maximise Impact:

Using Alps Connect to monitor student progress at KS5

With Alps Senior Education Consultant, Dr. John Roe

Watch Here

Maximise Impact:

Using Alps Connect to monitor student progress at KS4

With Alps Training Director, 

Dr. Jevon Hirst

Watch Here

Free Downloads from Alps

Get organised in the new academic year 

with the Alps 2025-26 desk calendar.


Download the 25/26 Calendar

The Alps Cycle is your smart outline of when and how to use Alps at key times through the school and college year.

Download The Alps Cycle

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If you need any help, we’re always available to provide support and advice.

The Alps Team

Contact us on 01484 887 600 
or email us at: info@alps.education

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