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Introducing Variable Insertion in Messages: Emails and SMSes

We are excited to introduce our new Variable Insertion feature! This tool allows schools to personalize their communications effortlessly by incorporating specific details like student names, surnames, gender, and other custom information directly into messages. Here’s how it works: Available Placeholders Explained Recipient (Recip) Placeholders Recip: Refers to the recipient . . . Read more

What is InTouch?

Communicate with Parents and Caregivers Staffroom’s InTouch module is used for communicating with school staff and also people who are external to the school such as parents and caregivers.  InTouch allows you to send emails or SMSes to groups of people that Staffroom knows about e.g. all parents of students . . . Read more

Supported SMS Gateways

In order to be able to send SMSes from your Staffroom site, you need to use a third party SMS gateway.  Staffroom supports the following SMS providers and gateways: BulkSMS SMSPortal SMSWeb If you wish to send SMSes from your Staffroom site you will need to have an account with . . . Read more

Sending Emails from InTouch

Staffroom allows sending of richly formatted emails with attachments to staff, parents or students.  It is easy to send email to your classes, grades and groups since Staffroom knows which staff, parents and students are in each. Note that there are two places that you can send emails from within . . . Read more

Email Attachments

The Staffroom InTouch module allows you to send emails with file attachments. Adding Attachments to Email Adding an attachment to an email is quick and easy… Open the Intouch > Email > Compose screen Compose the email you would like to send by adding recipients, a subject and the email . . . Read more

Sending SMSes from InTouch

Staffroom allows sending of SMSes to staff, parents or students via third party SMS providers like BulkSMS, SMSPortal and SMSWeb.  It is easy to send SMSes to your classes, grades and groups since Staffroom knows which staff, parents and students are in each. Note that there are two places that you can . . . Read more