US/UK/Canada

Share

Pick a time period -
Tags ( Active)

Contact Group to showcase its new OurSchoolsApp for personalised home-school communication

Contact Group, home-school communications specialist (stand A250), will be showcasing its new look-and-feel OurSchoolsApp, a free personalised app for parents to keep up to date with the latest news and information about their child’s school.  Also new to Bett will be its new Text Someone mobile app for students to report bullying 24/7.  Alongside OurSchoolsApp and Text Someone, Contact Group will be exhibiting Call Parents - an easy messaging system that allows information to be sent to parents or teachers via text, email or phone as well as Truancy Call - a messaging system developed to

Contact Group broadens its portfolio with the addition of HomeContact - making communications with parents quick, easy and hassle free

School to home communications specialist Contact Group has broadened its portfolio with the acquisition of HomeContact, providers of text message, email communication and online payment systems to clubs, schools and other organisations. The HomeContact communication system provides users with the ability to send letters, information and reminders to parents via email or text message within seconds. The company’s HomePay online payment system is also integrated into the HomeContact system and enables parents to pay securely for anything from school meals and trips, to music lessons and club

Contact Group adds Reggie® to its portfolio - one of the world’s first mobile student registration apps

Contact Group, providers of school-home communications solutions, has added Reggie®, one of the world’s first mobile student registration apps to its product portfolio. The new app will enable teachers to take the register anytime, anywhere using their phone or iPad and to synchronise the data with the school’s Capita SIMS Management Information System, so safeguarding the welfare of students in their care. Contact Group has also partnered with GSD®, the visual communication agency that created and developed Reggie®. Perfect for situations where teachers are out and about, Reggie® is

Contact Group launches OurSchoolsApp

Contact Group, provider of school-home communications solutions, has launched OurSchoolsApp www.the-contactgroup.com/products/ourschoolsapp a personalised app that schools can give free to parents, to keep them instantly updated with school information, news, events and contacts. It is designed for use on iPhones and Android devices – now owned by nearly 60 per cent of the UK adult population and steadily rising.Easy to update and amend, OurSchoolsApp can be personalised with the school’s name and branding. Information can be readily uploaded by non technical staff via the app’s portal

No more photocopying, no more lost letters! Seaton House saves time, money and trees using Call Parents from Contact Group

Seaton House School in Sutton, Surrey, is keeping parents instantly updated with school information through the Call Parents automatic notification system. Previously the school staff would spend hours typing letters, photocopying, and chasing up responses over the phone, now the process of informing parents about events, activities, emergencies or just general news is quick, seamless and straightforward using email, text message (SMS) and automated phone calls. Using the system the school has saved approximately 80% on staff administration time and 10% on annual paper and photocopying

College pupils ‘talk with their thumbs’ and use text-based service to report bullies

Sir Jonathan North Community College (SJNCC) in Leicester is using Contact Group’s Text Someone anti-bullying solution to encourage its students to report any incidents of bullying or anti-social behaviour via text or online, 24/7.Sir Jonathan North Community College (SJNCC) in Leicester is using Contact Group’s Text Someone anti-bullying solution to encourage its students to report any incidents of bullying or anti-social behaviour via text or online, 24/7. Having long taken a proactive approach to anti-bullying and discrimination issues, Sir Jonathan North Community College was among

Tupton Hall School takes Positive Action against Bullying with Text Someone

Tupton Hall School in Derbyshire is using Contact Group’s Text Someone anti-bullying solution which encourages young people to report via text and email 24/7 incidents of bullying or any anti-social behaviour directly to schools. Martin Ebbage, Deputy Headteacher, discusses how he receives notifications from the system to let him know that messages have been sent so that he can take action immediately. Martin also discusses implementing the technology and the positive effect it has had on the school in conjunction with assemblies and workshops to make it easier for students to report

Contact Group showcases the latest school communication technology at the Scottish Learning Festival 2012

Showcasing the latest developments in school-to-home communication solutions and an award-winning portfolio of parental notification systems currently used in over 200 Scottish schools, Contact Group will be exhibiting on Stand A1 at the 2012 Scottish Learning Festival. Presenting a host of new and exciting features, Call Parents – an efficient and cost-effective messaging system, now includes Truancy Call – a solution that provides real time reporting and statistics on student absence, offering a more comprehensive approach to school communications. Call Parents unique ‘Text a Letter’

Contact Group partners with Middlesbrough Council to develop Looked After Call

Looked After Call from Contact Group enables local authorities to collate and monitor the attendance records of 'Looked After Children'.Developed in conjunction with Councils, Looked After Call from Contact Group is a new money-saving solution that allows local authorities to accurately and securely monitor the attendance of children in their care. A cost effective alternative to manual reporting, Looked After Call collates and processes data in real-time providing staff working within Children and Young People’s Services with a clear picture on each individual child, so simplifying

Rising postage prices prompt schools to reduce costs by texting letters to parents

With Ofcom’s recent announcement, increasing first class stamps from 46p to 60p and second class stamps from 36p to 50p, schools throughout the country have welcomed electronic solutions to posting letters. In a bid to alleviate the impact of soaring postage costs and school budget cuts, technology such as ‘Text a Letter’ - a practical feature of Call Parents from Contact Group that allows letters to be sent via text message - has heralded a new era in school communications, effectively making traditional mail obsolete and at a fraction of the price. Call Parents’ Text a Letter function

Contact Group calls for schools and parents to work together to tackle truancy

In response to the truancy statistics released today that show an increase in levels of truancy in the UK, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director of Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com) comments: “The statistics released today show that the government’s stern approach to tackling truancy and improving attendance in schools is proving to be effective. With a minor increase of 0.1 per cent in unauthorised absence, schools and parents must ensure that they continue to work together to deal with truancy. “Recent news reports have stated that the government plans to improve attendance

Contact Group comments on Government plans to crack down on term time holidays and truancy

Stephen Clarke, MD of Contact Group, responds to reports that Education Secretary, Michael Gove, plans to crack down on parents who take children out of school during term-time to go on holiday, as well as issue tougher fines for truancy in a drive to improve attendance rates.Further to news reports that Education Secretary, Michael Gove, plans to crack down on parents who take children out of school during term-time to go on holiday, as well as issue tougher fines for truancy in a drive to improve attendance rates, Stephen Clarke, Managing Director, Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com),

Safer Internet Day: Contact Group calls for improved web monitoring on kids’ smartphones

As part of Safer Internet Day (7th February 2012), Stephen Clarke, Managing Director, Contact Group (www.the-contactgroup.com) comments on how to ensure children access the internet safely on their smartphones.“The internet is now a day to day factor in the lives of most children. While this has brought a wealth of benefits, enabled us to learn more effectively and communicate more easily, it has also led to concerns about the safety of children when accessing the internet, especially with the rise of smartphones, which have made it more difficult to monitor children’s internet usage. Safer

Contact Group showcases powerful automatic notification systems for schools and local authorities at BETT 2012

On Stand A31 at BETT 2012, Contact Group (trading name of Truancy Call Ltd) will be showcasing its extended portfolio of award-winning automatic notification systems. These include Looked After Call, a solution to monitor the attendance of Looked after Children  and a new ‘Text a Letter’ functionality for its Call Parents system, enabling schools to email or text letters to parents, saving them from having to print and post letters to parents. Contact Group will also be demonstrating its highly successful solutions, including Truancy Call, Text Someone, Term Time Tracker and e-Mentoring.*

There are no items matching the current filter
There are no more items matching the current filter
Back to top

Media