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Company

Mark Mate

Founded: 2016
Country: United Kingdom 

Alps

Founded: 2001
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Mark Mate

You've never seen a marking tool like us! As seen on Dragons' Den, Mark Mate drastically reduces teacher workload by...
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Alps

We believe that the right analytical tools have the power to help every student achieve their full potential.
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Educational Impact

Mark Mate

improve teaching efficiency86%
reduce teacher workload88%
improve teacher wellbeing86%
provide school data56%
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Alps

improve teaching efficiency82%
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improve attainment89%
improve school processes87%
 
Recommended Usage

2-3 Hours. The normal time that teachers would spend marking.

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Most Helpful Reviews

Mark Mate

Julia, teacher: Its so easy to use and the pupils really respond to the individualised feedback. I cannot fault it!
Mark, ESOL tutor: The software is not perfect and I often need to correct what is typed but it is still very useful.
Gemma Prouse, Teacher of English: What's not to love?!?
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Alps

Sarah Smith, Assistant Head (Head of Sixth Form): An excellent tool to analyse student performance, which is user-friendly, accurate and extremely helpful in contributing to improved student outcomes!
Rob Jones, Director of Sixth Form: Alps has aided new processes in our tracking in sixth form to be more robust. The data is readily available, with a wealth of useful filters to target individual groups of students.
Geraint Lewis, Principal Improvment Partner Cardiff Secondary and Special schools: A very useful school and subject improvement tool that could be further enhanced by including generation of Wales Interim Performance Measures.
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Age Range

Mark Mate

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 

Alps

14-16, 17-18 
Features

Mark Mate

Give Student FeedbackAdminister AssessmentsReduce WorkloadImprove WellbeingFeedback StickersMarking & FeedbackTeacher WellbeingMarkingFeedback 

Alps

In-year TrackingStudent-led AnalysisStudent, Subject, Whole School And Group AnalysisQuickly Spot Areas For ImprovementHighlight Strengths And Share Good PracticeImprove Outcomes With Aspirational Target SettingSwift, Visual AnalysisBenchmarking Against National Data SetsCommon Language For ProgressSend, Eal And Other FiltersModel Improvement With What-if? ToolCat4 Support 
Languages

Mark Mate

English 

Alps

English 
Accessibility

Mark Mate

Moderate features 

Alps

Few to no features 
Policies

Mark Mate

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

Alps

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Mark Mate

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

Schools receive an 'Admin Account' which can then create individual teacher logins. The printers are installed locally on teachers' machines which normally takes 10-15 minutes. Our web application is accessed via Google Chrome and our mobile app is available for both iOs and Android devices. From a teacher's point of view, Mark Mate has been designed to be simple and intuitive to use.

 

Alps

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision 
Training

Mark Mate

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We provide free, 1:1 training via Zoom for all of our users. This can be booked at any time using our online booking system and can be used as many times as you like. We are a company built by teachers to support teachers so we want to do everything we can to help!

 

Alps

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Complete Support and Onboarding We make using Alps easy. Our highly-rated training and support includes: - Allocated Alps Account Manager - Dedicated phone and email support all-year-round with our experienced team - Access to a regularly updated knowledge base - Onboarding for new schools and colleges - Data set up session - Intro to Connect Interactive session The Alps Champions Programme Your data is only the first step. We have excellent practical resources to help you to embed Alps to make a difference to your student outcomes. The starting point is our Alps Champion handbook – a digital guide with all you need to launch and use Alps. - Free live and recorded webinars - Regular blogs, briefing papers and newsletters - Checklists for teachers, pastoral and senior leaders - Quick videos and training guides

 
Set Up

Mark Mate

Using our 'Printer Wizard' setup is quick and easy. Installing the label printer normally takes around 10 minutes. Creating classes and pieces of work takes between 5 - 20 minutes depending on your needs.

Alps

Within a couple of hours

Support

Mark Mate

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 

Alps

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 
Home Learning

Mark Mate

Not available To parents 

Alps

Not available To parents 
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Mark Mate

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Pricing

Mark Mate

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Mark Mate pricing starts from £69 / year

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We work with schools and teachers to make sure they are getting the best possible price to suit them and their budgets. It is possible to purchase Mark Mate monthly and annually for individual teachers and schools. We also offer site licenses starting as low at £495 for the year.

Alps

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Subscription pricing is available on 1, 2, and 3 Year plans. Pricing is split into simple tiers based on the size of your KS5 cohort, with KS4 analysis available at a fixed cost. Group platform pricing is also available.