Student Affairs
Announcements that arrive, instead of sinking into a group chat
Broadcast to the parent app and WhatsApp, plus a school visitors' book
Announcements in a group chat are quickly buried under other messages, and paper circulars often never reach parents at all. The announcements module sends official information through the channels parents actually open — the CARDS app and WhatsApp — giving the school one route it can rely on.
- Announcements appear on the parent app home screen
- WhatsApp delivery for anything urgent
- A visitors' book for recording arrivals at school
What you get
On the first screen
Announcements appear on the app home screen rather than buried in conversation. Parents see them while opening the app for something else.
WhatsApp for the urgent
For information that cannot wait, WhatsApp delivery reaches parents on the channel they open most often.
One official route
Because announcements come from the school through the system, there is no longer confusion about which information is official and which is hearsay.
School visitors recorded
A digital visitors' book records arrivals at the school, replacing the physical book on the front desk that is rarely looked at again.
In the app
Announcements on the parent home screen
Shown as image cards, alongside school information and offers.
Announcements
Published to the parent app home screen
FAQ
Questions about Announcements & WhatsApp
- Can announcements be targeted at particular classes?
- Recipient targeting follows your school's needs and is configured during implementation, so an announcement need not always go to the whole school.
- Does the school know who has read an announcement?
- Because announcements are published through the system rather than as loose messages, their delivery can be traced. Our team can walk through the scope with you.
- What is the Visitors' Book for?
- The visitors' book records arrivals at the school generally, separate from the Visits module which records guardian visits about a particular student.
Related features
More modules in Student Affairs
- Achievements & ConductRecord student achievements, conduct breaches, and pastoral progress, open to parents.Learn more
- Leave & VisitsStudent leave requests and guardian visits, complete with their approvals.Learn more
- Health & BullyingRecord student health conditions and provide a bullying reporting channel that gets acted on.Learn more
See Announcements & WhatsApp working at your school
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