The next in our series of thought leadership pieces on communicating in and during an emergency. Amy Carter, now Chief Executive Officer of the Christchurch Foundation, and Managing Partner of Carter, Price, Rennie back when the Christchurch earthquakes occurred, shares her thoughts about communicating without power. Old school and new school both have a role […]
Read morePreparedness Makes All The Difference
The first in a series of thought leader pieces on communicating during and after an emergency. What can the education sector learn from the business world? Graham Dockrill, serial entrepreneur, investor, company director and business consultant, says it all comes down to thinking about what information you will need, and how you are going to […]
Read moreThinking about your communications?
Here are five questions for your senior leadership team to help you evaluate the effectiveness of your communication strategy in the event of an emergency. How many parents/caregivers have downloaded your chosen communication platform? Of those, how many have enabled push notifications? How many parents/caregivers follow your social media channels? What is the typical response […]
Read moreBeep4Alumni available to schools
Following up on the exciting launch of a sister product to School-links, Beep4Business are now in the position to be able to offer Beep4Alumni to schools, universities, and colleges for koha donations. Beep4Alumni will allow schools to easily and effectively connect with past students. You can use Beep4Alumni to: Send regular newsletters Promote events and […]
Read moreSchool-links develop cutting edge comms platform – available to community groups for koha donations
App, text and email tool ‘Beep4Business’ now available to the arts, sports, churches and not-for-profits Andrew Balfour, CEO and founder of School-links, is offering his new multichannel communication platform ‘Beep4Business’ for koha donations to support the community sector as it battles with the ongoing impact of Covid19. Workers and volunteers have spent hours during the […]
Read moreTransforming school-to-home communication
Hamilton Girls’ High School share how they raised their game using data-synchronisation between KAMAR and School-links Long-time users of School-links Early Notification system, Hamilton Girls’ High School (HGHS) recently shifted to using School-links messaging functionality. Taking advantage of the seamless daily data synchronisation between KAMAR and School-links, HGHS now use School-links for all mass communication […]
Read moreCommunicating through the COVID-19 response
Schools and early childhood centres talk about how they utilised School-links Emergency Alerts during the COVID-19 lockdown We spoke to a number of our schools and early childhood centres to see how they used School-links during the COVID-19 response, both to inform our own ongoing platform development, and to share good practice with other organisations. […]
Read moreedge school: ‘we’ve got this’ during police lockdown
School-links Emergency Alerts keep community informed Cambridge Middle School went into lockdown in February, at approximately 2.45pm, just prior to the end of the school day. The lockdown stemmed from a call from the police to advise of a police operation near the school. They recommended that Cambridge Middle along with three other schools go […]
Read moreNew feature for all School-links clients: the Community ALERTS Directory
At School-links we know how in any crisis, communication is critical. To support government, national, regional and local bodies manage communication during a crisis, we are providing a new service, the Community ALERTS Directory (CAD). This service allows organisations such as the Ministry of Education, the Police, or Councils communicate important alerts and updates to […]
Read moreIn a school lockdown, fast, easy-to-use and reliable communications are essential
Schools are where children go to learn. That’s their primary function, but the logistics involved with so many people in one location – most of them children – means that imparting knowledge is just one of the challenges faced by school management teams. Student safety is, of course, paramount. Whether it’s a fire in one of the buildings or a chemical leak in a lab, there are procedures in place to keep the kids safe.
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