Communication
Everything the school says to families and staff: notices, news, events, circulars, letters, parent meetings and messages, plus charts and reports on how they are used.
32 guides in Communication
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How do I…Short answers, one task each
Write a circularWrite an official notice with a letterhead and save it as a draft.Add a letterhead and images to a circularUse your own header, footer and picture on a circular or letter.Ask people to confirm they read a circularTurn on acknowledgement so you can see who has read it.Publish a circularSend a draft or pending circular to families.Preview a circular or letterSee how it looks on the letterhead before it goes out.Edit or delete a circularChange a circular after you wrote it, or remove it.Save a circular as a templateKeep a reusable circular, like a trip permission note.Confirm you have read a circularTell the school you have read an important notice.Check who confirmed a circularSee how many people read it, and download the list.Download the circulars reportGet a file of circulars, their status and acknowledgements.Write a letterWrite a formal letter, like a warning or an invitation.Publish a letterSend a draft or pending letter to families.Edit or delete a letterChange a letter after you wrote it, or remove it.Read a letter from the schoolOpen a letter and confirm it if the school asks.Set the parent meeting dayChoose the date, hours and slot length for parent meetings.Move the parent meeting dayChange the date or hours after you set them.Cancel a parent meeting bookingCancel one slot that a parent has booked.What meeting booking statuses meanLearn what Pending, Confirmed, Closed and Cancelled mean.See your parent meetingsFind the slots parents have booked with you.Add a meeting noteWrite down what was said and agreed in a meeting.Edit or delete a meeting noteFix a meeting note, or remove it.Read the Communication chartsSpot a backlog of notices, letters or messages.Tell parents about something quicklyPick the right page: notice, circular, news or message.
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CircularsWrite official notices to parents, students and staff, and see who has acknowledged them.LettersWrite formal letters and reusable templates, publish them, and track who has read them.Parent meetingsSet the school's meeting day and see which slots parents have booked.ChartsSee at a glance how many notices, letters, meetings and messages there are and where they stand.Meeting notesKeep a written record of meetings with parents or staff and what was agreed.ReportsDownload the circulars report to see what was sent and how many acknowledged it.