Communication
Keep your school connected — announcements, the events calendar, chat, audiences, and notification preferences.
The Communication module is how your school keeps everyone informed and connected. You can broadcast announcements, publish events to the school calendar, hold two-way conversations in chat, decide exactly who receives each message with audiences, and let each person choose how they're notified.
Who this is for
Administrators and teachers who send information out, and the students and families who receive it.
The pieces and how they fit
| Tool | Direction | Use it to… |
|---|---|---|
| Announcements | One-way | Share news with a chosen group. People read it; they don't reply. |
| Events | Calendar | Put dates on the school calendar — holidays, exams, activities, closures. |
| Chat (messaging) | Two-way | Hold conversations: class channels, direct messages, and broadcast channels. |
| Audiences | Shared building block | Define who receives an announcement or event — by role, by level, or specific people. |
| Notifications | Per person | Each person chooses what they're alerted about and how. |
Audiences sit underneath announcements and events: when you send either one, you pick an audience to decide who sees it. Notifications sit on top: once something is sent, the people in the audience are alerted according to their own notification preferences.
In this section
| Article | What you'll do |
|---|---|
| Announcements | Write, publish, and target school announcements. |
| Events | Add events to the school calendar and mark holidays and closures. |
| Chat and messaging | Use class channels, direct messages, and broadcast channels. |
| Audiences | Build reusable recipient groups for announcements and events. |
| Notifications | Choose what you're notified about and how. |
Good to know
- Audiences are reusable. Define a group once (for example All Year 5 parents) and reuse it across announcements and events.
- Some events close the school. Marking a day as a holiday or closure tells the rest of the platform the school isn't open that day — so, for example, no bus trips are generated.
- Class chats are automatic. A chat channel is created for each class from its teacher assignments — you don't set them up by hand.