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Introducing our brilliant Sales Executive Michael Rice. Michael is a vital member of the Alps Sales Team. Earlier this month we sat down with Michael to find out more about his career background, how he has found the last 12 months working with Alps and what advice he would give someone wanting to start a career in Sales.  

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In this blog, Alps Education Consultant, John Roe discuss his experiences of using Alps Connect to support target setting and the development of an aspirational, ‘can do’ culture.  

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Meet our wonderful Contracts Administrator, Gemma Foxley. As part of our Customer Success Team, Gemma ensures that everything runs smoothly for the Multi Academy Trusts and Groups we work with. Earlier this month, we sat down with Gemma to find out more about what she loves most about working for Alps and her top tip for someone wanting to start a career in Customer Success.

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Effective transition planning can increase progression to further education and employment, dramatically increase retention figures on post-16 programmes and support student wellbeing. In this blog, I discuss some practical tips that post-16 leaders can use to support them with this process. 

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Meet our talented Customer Success Specialist, Callum Taylor. Callum has been part of the Alps family for nearly 5 years and has always been passionate about putting the customer first. Earlier this month, we sat down with Callum to find out more about what he loves most about working for Alps and his top tips for someone wanting to start a career in Customer Success.

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Introducing our brilliant Customer Success and CRM Administrator, Josh Harmer. Josh is a vital member of the Alps Customer Success Team, providing superb 1-1 data support and ensuring our CRM software is in good order.

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This blog aims to provide post-16 leaders with some practical tips and resources to help students get the most out of these opportunities. 

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During John’s time as a Director of Sixth Form and a Post-16 Development Officer at Radyr Sixth Form, John used Alps extensively as a school improvement tool. In this blog John shares his favourite features and some handy tips he has picked up that will help you get the most out of Alps.  

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As students prepare for the upcoming examinations, our Educational Consultant, John Roe has written a blog providing tips and practical strategies that you can use to support students so they can make maximum use of independent study periods and revision.

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This month we sat down with Sue to find out more about her fascinating career background as Deputy Head at Windsor Girls’ School, how Alps supported her during this role and what her biggest achievement has been as our Director of Education and Product Development.  

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Supporting students both academically and pastorally are key aspects of a post-16 leader’s role. Although extremely rewarding, they can also be a major challenge. This blog aims to give you some practical tips to support you with the development of your post-16 tutorial programme. 

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As we approach the end of the autumn term, a lot of schools and colleges will be analysing their monitoring gradepoint data for year 12 students using Alps Connect. The aim of this blog is to give you some practical tips to support you with your analysis and any intervention strategies you put in place.