Events, news and photos
Under Content are the sections the school uses to publish in the app. Unlike a message, they aren't addressed to anyone in particular: they stay published for families to read whenever they like.
They appear according to what your school has enabled. If one is missing, get in touch.
Events
The institutional calendar families see: ceremonies, trips, exam dates, meetings.
New creates one, and it's published as soon as you save. You can choose which groups it appears for.
Unlike the Calendar —the academic side that teachers fill in— an institutional event supports an image, a venue and a map location.
If it's a test or a class deadline, it goes in the calendar and the teacher adds it. If it's the end-of-year ceremony, it goes here.
News
Institutional updates, with text and an image.
A news item doesn't reach anyone in particular and asks for no confirmation: it just gets published. Ideal for "here's how the annual show went".
If you need someone to do something —bring a permission slip, confirm attendance— that's a message. → Sending a message
Tips
Short recommendations for families. They're brief: one idea per tip.
They're published as soon as you save. Good for advice on behaviour, study habits, seasonal reminders.
Photo galleries
The albums families see in the app.
Create the gallery
With its name and, where relevant, the groups it appears for.
Add the photos
You can upload several at once by dragging them onto the box.
Order them
The order they appear in the panel is the order families see.
Easier to look through on a phone than one giant album covering the whole year. And it lets you target each one at the groups that took part.
Choosing where to publish
| If you want to… | Use |
|---|---|
| Get a family to do something, and know they read it | A message |
| Show what a class has been doing | The wall |
| Announce an institutional date | An event |
| Share school news | A news item |
| Give a short piece of advice | A tip |
| Share photos from a day out | A gallery |
Content stays published for families to find. If something is important and has a date, send a message as well: it's the only thing that buzzes on the phone and lets you see who read it.
