Announcements

Announcements let you send important messages to your whole school. Members receive a push notification and can read the message in their Updates tab.

Create an announcement

Edit an announcement

Tap any announcement you created to open it, then tap Edit in the top bar. The edit sheet stacks two save buttons full-width:

• Update and resend — Saves the changes and sends a fresh push notification to all eligible members.
• Update — Quiet save without a new notification. Good for fixing a typo.

To delete an announcement, open the edit sheet and tap the red bin icon in the header. Deletion removes the announcement from every member's feed and can't be undone.

Where members see announcements

Members see announcements in the Today tab, grouped by when they were sent: Today, Yesterday, This week, Earlier. Unread announcements show a badge on the tab icon and a subtle coloured accent on the left edge of the card. The most recent announcement appears first.

Track who has read it

Each announcement tracks which members have opened it. This data feeds into the analytics dashboard as an open rate, showing you what percentage of eligible members read the message.

Swipe actions

Swipe any announcement right to toggle read or unread. If you created the announcement, swipe left to reveal Edit. School leaders and admins can also Delete from the same left swipe.

When unreads are present, the Announcements header shows a “N new” count and a Mark all as read button — tap once to clear every unread marker.

Pull down on the Today tab to refresh announcements and events from Firestore.