Note: the recipient group needs to exist BEFORE creating a message. Messages cannot be saved for later editing or saving. If you have not created any groups learn more in the Group Management module


  • Click ‘Messages’ 
  • Click ‘Create New Message’ 
  • Add a title – this will be the ‘Subject’ of the email 
  • Select ‘type’ of message – either email or text or both 
  • Enter your message, noting that texts will be limited to 160 characters 
  • Include the school name or a recognised shortcode, preferably at the beginning of the message, so that parents have confidence about the source and can identify which child/school the message concerns.