In 'Users & Groups' go to ‘Groups’, click ‘Create New Group’ and complete the form.
'Type' refers to the category the group falls under, e.g. year level, sports.
Check boxes allow individuals to enrol themselves (see self-managing groups). This has implications when you are creating the group: if you wish to communicate with caregivers separately from students, create two groups and select ‘students can join’ for one, and ‘caregivers can join’ for the other. Select ‘teachers can join’ for staff groups. For interest groups such as a drama society, you may select all three.
Add group members, identifying them by a choice of role, gender, year group or a search box. Once selected click on ‘Finished adding members’.
Note: adding students to a group does not mean that caregivers are automatically added to the group. To create a related caregiver group see ‘Deriving a group’.