As the Autumn Term begins for schools and colleges in England, some reflections from Alps on setting Post-16 priorities for Y13 in challenging circumstances.

As the Autumn Term begins for schools and colleges in England, some reflections from Alps on setting KS4 priorities for Y11 in challenging circumstances.

Setting the scene and providing practical guidance on awarding your students fair and accurate Centre Determined Grades.

Setting the scene and providing practical guidance on awarding your students fair and accurate Teacher Assessed Grades.

There is no doubt that it is a difficult time in schools & colleges, for all staff and students. Who would have thought 8 months ago that a discussion around blended learning might mean teaching a class with half the students in the room and the other half at home?

Alps Connect Interactive supports leaders and teachers to track all students taught in their post-16 provision regardless of where they are enrolled. Connect Data has two ‘Consortia fields’ to enable this analysis which is pertinent where schools work collaboratively.

Given that the core principle of Alps is one of aspiration and challenge for students we feel that the best approach in these challenging circumstances is to retain the MEG methodology and targets for Y12 students.

Given that the core principle of Alps is one of aspiration and challenge for students we feel that the best approach in these challenging circumstances is to retain the MEG methodology and targets for Y12 students.

The way in which your GCSE subjects appear in Connect Interactive and in PDF Reports has changed slightly. This change has been instigated to enable Welsh schools to enter analysis for the 9-1 subjects for that are available to them.

This paper is designed to give you a few practical tips on how Connect Interactive can support you in quickly identifying your strengths and weaknesses at a strategic, subject and student level at the beginning of the year.

Whether you are adding predicted grades, working at grades or mock examination results, Connect Interactive will provide you and your staff with instantaneous analysis of each set of data.

Connect Interactive is a powerful tool that empowers teachers to understand their own data in order to improve the progress of their students.