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
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Click ‘Messages’
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Click ‘Create New Message’
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Add a title – this will be the ‘Subject’ of the email
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Select ‘type’ of message – either email or text or both
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Enter your message, noting that texts will be limited to 160 characters
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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.
- Adding an attachment is an option for email messages or click next and select your target groups