| Welcome to the third edition of The Alpinist, a half-termly support bulletin to help with common data queries at particular times of year, top tips and key updates in the Alps Connect platform. In this edition, we share an update on the release of the 2024 national data from the DfE and details on our upcoming Data Leaders Webinar. | | 24/02/25 | What does the release of 2024 National Data mean for me? |
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|  | Recently, the DfE released the 2024 national dataset, the first data drop from them since before the pandemic. In Alps Connect and Summit we offer two benchmarks at KS5, the National Benchmark and our Alps 2024 Provider Benchmark. The KS5 National Benchmark is currently uses the 2019 national dataset from the DfE and our Alps 2024 Provider Benchmark uses examination outcomes submitted to us by our Alps schools and colleges.
So, what does this release mean for Connect?
For any subjects released in the last 5 years, such as the 2019 BTECs, there is no benchmark data for them, meaning we haven't been able to provide value added analysis. With the release of the 2024 data, we hope to benchmark many of these missing subjects, particularly vocationals. However, results in 2024 were not standard in terms of value added, since year 13 students had elevated GCSE scores during the pandemic.
Our Data Team are currently analysing the national data and ascertaining what we can offer for new subject benchmarks, and how this data can be used in the platform. We will keep our customers updated in the coming months and share our release schedule.
In the meantime, if you'd like support with toggling to the Provider or National Benchmarks, follow this guide. Or, to read more on our existing benchmarks, follow the link below: | | Read More |
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| Read this month's most popular articles with our Alps customers. |
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|  | Alps Thermometers | Are you new to Alps or want to learn more about our thermometers? Click the link above to learn more about how we calculate our Alps scores and how these relate to our thermometers. |
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 | Using the Gradepoint Selector | Want to switch analysis between year groups, monitoring points and exam results? Watch our guide on using the Gradepoint Selector to select the focus of your analysis and any comparisons. |
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 | Adding Custom Columns | Do you use Custom Columns? Add custom data to your cohorts, such as attendance, and use these to filter your analysis. These can be incredibly powerful to focus your analysis based on what is important to you and your team. |
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| | Read our top tips for the second half of the Spring Term |
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Have you or your team booked onto our next Champions Webinar? We've had over 550 attendees so far this year, with an excellence rating of 4.8/5. These are our popular termly webinars on the key topics for that time of year. You can register on our upcoming webinar in the Champions Webinar section below, or click here to view our on demand webinars.
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| | Read articles on our favourite 3 Connect features for your Monitoring Points |
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|  | The How Do I tool | Want to see how to reach the next Alps score band? Use this tool to drag your thermometer score up and see how many grade improvements will get you to the next Alps band. |
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 | The What If Tool | Want to see what your Alps Quality Indicator score would be with different students outcomes? Use the What If tool to model potential progress and see it's affect on subject thermometers. |
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 | The Adhoc Tool | Want to isolate a student or group at subject level? Use this tool to break subject cohorts down into custom groups and compare different outcomes. |
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| | | | Led by our Customer Success Specialist Callum Taylor, this webinar will focus on how to prepare and import your data for monitoring point imports, as well as demonstrate how to ensure all student data and user accounts are up to date. We’ll also cover custom comparison groups, adding custom columns, the new Student VAS and an introduction to the new user interface coming soon to Alps Connect! |
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| | Led by Alps Education Consultants, John Philip & Dr John Roe, this webinar is aimed at KS5 schools and colleges in Wales and will focus on effective tracking, monitoring and support for Year 12 AS students.
During the session, post 16 leadership priorities will be discussed, alongside a range of effective strategies to support Year 12 students in the run up to the exams. | Thurs 6 March 3:30pm | | Register |
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| | We have a dedicated, expert Customer Support Team (with 100% happiness rating!) who are here to help Monday to Friday via Live Chat, phone 01484 887 600 or email support@alps.education.
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