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Benefits of School-links text alerts over school apps in an emergency
Covid-19 and the increase in extreme weather events and lockdown scenarios has changed the emergency communication landscape for...
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Winter means weather closures. How will you get your message out?
Question: with winter fast approaching and extreme weather seemingly the norm these days, how are you going to contact your school...
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Be Ready at RED
Schools are back and facing communication challenges as students and staff begin to test positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19....
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Your school noticeboard could be critical in an emergency
Old school and new school both have a role to play in emergency communications When the Christchurch earthquakes struck, Amy Carter was...
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Preparedness 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...
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Thinking about your communications?
Here are five questions for your senior leadership team to help you evaluate the effectiveness of your communication strategy in the...
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Communicating through the COVID-19 response
S chools and early childhood centres talk about how they utilised School-links Emergency Alerts during the COVID-19 lockdown We spoke to...
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In 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 –...
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4 emergency communication must-haves for early childhood centres
The Winter storm season is upon us and singing “rain, rain go away, come again another day…” isn’t likely to stop it. Disruptive weather,...
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Is your school emergency messaging strategy prehistoric?
The Jurassic Park movie would have ended a lot differently if the park coordinators had come up with a more robust emergency plan in the...
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School-links Emergency Alerts App [VIDEO]
As School Principal or Office Manager, how do you notify parents, students and staff in the event of an emergency? Imagine there has been...
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The calm during the storm: how communication tools can minimise disruption to your school community
Most of New Zealand has been battered by storms over the last few weeks, from ice and snow closing roads to rain causing flooding, slips...
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How to use the School-links Emergency Alerts App – Android
The School-links Emergency Alerts App allows schools to quickly and easily contact parents, caregivers, students and staff in an...
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How to use the School-links Emergency Alerts App – iPhone/iPad
The School-links Emergency Alerts App allows schools to quickly and easily contact parents, caregivers, students and staff in an...
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How to download the School-links Emergency Alerts App for Apple
This short video created by School-links demonstrates how to download the Emergency Alerts app to your iPhone or iPad. Note: to send...
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How to download the School-links Emergency Alerts App for Android
This short video created by School-links demonstrates how to download the Emergency Alerts app to your Android phone or tablet. Note: to...
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Lytton High School’s power to communicate during power outages
Gisborne lost power for two days after a plane crashed into major power lines for the town. 40,000 people were left without electricity...
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How Northland School communicated with parents during Wellington earthquake
Northland School in Wellington has been through snowstorms, lockdowns, earthquakes and floods in the past five years. All these events...
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