Below is a list of follow-up activities we would like you to complete following your Messaging training. Please choose a few activities, ticking off any content that you have added to your Reach More Parents platform. You may also wish to refer to the suggested content for ideas.
Messaging
Start to set up and use your Messaging area, for example (please tick):
☐ Create some distribution groups
☐ Create some contact lists
☐ Send a message to one of your distribution groups/contact lists
☐ Send a message to all parents explaining how to report an absence on the Parent Portal (depending on MIS)
☐ Other (please specify below)
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Suggested content ideas for your Reach More Parents environment:
- Use the ‘Add Message Response Option’ to seek authorisation or acknowledgement from parents or to send them an invitation to an event (eg, to ask for permission for their child to take part in something, to ask them to acknowledge that they’ve read an important document or to invite them to a school event).
- ‘Set Message Importance to’ ‘urgent’ for any last minute or urgent messages (eg, for last minute club cancellations)
- Use ‘Automated Messages’ to set up any recurring messages to parents (eg, swimming kit reminders.