Sending a Message

1. To send a message, you'll first need to navigate to the 'Communications' drop down on the left-hand side and then select the heading for 'Messages'.

Upon opening the Messages page, you will automatically be greeted with the school message history. 

2. To send a message, you will need to navigate to the button on the right-hand side and press it 'New Message'. 

3. Selecting to create a 'New Message' will automatically open the following page:

On the left-hand side you can input the contents of the message, including the title, contents and are there any attachments to send with the message?

NOTE: If you wish to use a message template, you can select the following icon to load your templates which will then automatically populate the contents of your message. 

If you have yet to set up message templates and require guidance, please read the following article: Creating a Message Template

4. Once you have written the contents of your message, you'll now need to select the recipients to this email. This can be done by navigating to the right-hand side of your screen. 

You can choose to locate your recipients by filtering between the following headings Students (parents/carers), Groups (Year/Tutor Groups or Classes) and Staff. 

To assign this to a recipient, you will need to tick the box next to their name/group. If you have assigned recipients you wish not to send the message to, simply untick the box next to their name/group. 

You can use the 'Search' function to locate details faster, this is particularly useful when searching for individual students.

To send a message to the whole school you have two options:

        a. Go into the Students tab, and clilck the All box in the top right hand corner.

        b. Go in to Groups tab, and click on the box next to All Years.

5. Once you have selected all your recipients, you can scroll down the page: 

You should notice, that the the previous Recipients (0) will now show as Recipients (number of people invited).

As a default, the 'Send to' option will have selected 'Send to all contacts with main and secondary priority'. You can change this should you need to, by clicking on the dropdown. 

You will also see summary of the recipients selected, in this case, you cans form the screenshot above - all Year 8's parent/carers with main or secondary priority will receive this message.

If you wish to edit who receives this message again, you can click on the grey pencil icon. 

NOTE: if you wish to allow contact replies, please ensure you click on the slider option above the 'Preview Message' button. 

6. Finally, once you're happy with your message, you can 'Send Message'.