Testimonials
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Dunedin North Intermediate says School-links text alerts are ‘life-changing’: “We use it for anything urgent. It saves my time and more importantly we know that everyone has got the message.”
Anne McLean
Office Administrator, Dunedin North Intermediate
On Text Messaging
“It is definitely worth giving text messaging a go. Everyone checks their phones, not so many check their emails!”
“The beauty is that there is no app required. Parents have enough apps in their lives!”
“Text is more reliable than emails. We have groups set up for everything from bus comms to sports teams so we just text if practices are cancelled.”
Richard Buckland
Deputy Principal, Hora Hora School
Debbie Bradley
Office Manager, Roxburgh Area School
Karen Reid
Principal’s Executive Assistant, Wellesley School
On Emergency Alerts
Flooding
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“Wherever we were we knew we could get a message out quickly. We used School-links to communicate the facts and stomp on the rumours. Parents knew exactly what we were doing, whereas with some other schools there was a lot of confusion.”
Megan Chisholm
Office Administrator, Newlands School
Lockdown
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“It was absolutely amazing using the [Emergency Alerts] app and directly on-line. We sent separate messages to our staff, and to caregivers. Emails and texts were used. It worked faultlessly and kept everyone well informed. A great outcome.”
Massey Primary School
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Water Outage
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“I texted the whole school at 7.15am to notify them of a school closure. It was the perfect tool for this scenario when I needed to get a message out fast.”
Jenny Clark
Principal, Morrinsville Intermediate
Pandemic
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“Without School-links communicating would have been onerous. We simply got the information from the Ministry of Education, personalised them, emailed them out and sent a text message asking parents to please check their emails. We had such positive feedback from our community. They found all our messaging to be relevant, on time and on point.”
Julie Dawick
Deputy Principal, Cambridge Middle School
Tornado
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"Within 10 minutes of the tornado passing through our area (just as the 3.p.m. bell had rung) we were able to reassure all our parents that all children were safe. Many parents told us that as they were hearing and seeing reports of the devastation and damage and phone lines were jammed, a simple reassuring text and email was invaluable."
Maree Bathurst
Principal, Albany Primary School
Earthquake
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“I had to get the property checked so I needed to let the community know quickly that the school was not going to be open on that Monday morning. So I got my mobile, clicked on the School-links app, put in my password, composed a message and pushed send; it took less than a minute."
Jeremy Edwards
Principal, Northlands School
On Attendance
“Our families can be reluctant to engage for any number of reasons and texting was less intrusive than a phone call asking why children weren’t at school. We saw responses increase straight away.”
Richard Buckland
Deputy Principal, Hora Hora School
“I am finished with attendance by 10 o’clock meaning we quickly know all our children are safe and accounted for. Plus, it saves me at least three hours a week of admin time in a normal week, heaps more as we worked through COVID.”
Anne McLean
Office Administrator, Dunedin North Intermediate
“We can’t imagine managing attendance without the School-links EN system. With seventeen hundred students, it saves us hours every day. The messaging functionality has fast become an essential tool.”
Craig Scrimgeour
Deputy Principal, Hamilton Girls High School
On Newsletters
"We use School-links every week to send out our regular school newsletter. The obvious beneficiaries are parents who receive a full-colour account of what’s been happening at school and upcoming events delivered directly to their inbox.”
Kate Fuller
Director of IT at Birkenhead College
"Being able to send colourful, exciting newsletters and messages to our parents, we are reassured that all parents have up to date information. We highly recommend School-links to any preschool wanting a cost effective and practical way of communicating with parents."
Desley Eastwick
Early Childhood Centre Manager
“Our Friday update notifies parents of the week’s upcoming events and any relevant notices straight into their inbox. They can then click on the relevant links or school website. We have found the benefits of cost saving on paper and supporting our schools commitment to sustainable practices extremely positive."
Maree Bathurst
Principal at Albany Primary School
On Support
“School-links are fabulous to deal with, really down to earth and don’t make you feel silly, no matter the question.”
“School-links customer service is absolutely fantastic. I can ask them anything. No question is too silly, and they bend over backwards to help you. I highly recommend them.”
"Thank you for all the help and guidance you have given me. I have learnt a lot and felt really comfortable communicating with you. I know you always say it's part of the job and I say the same to others but truly you have been amazing and very patient."
Debbie Bradley
Office Manager, Roxburgh Area School
Craig Scrimgeour
Deputy Principal, Hamilton Girls High School
Monita Prasad
Receptionist/Administrator of Papatoetoe Central School
Rachel
Woolston Pre-School in Christchurch
Cindy Watkins-Barlow
Early Childhood Centre, Blockhouse Bay
Tony Sears
Deputy Principal, Waiheke High School
Megan Chisholm
Office Administrator, Newlands School
Megan Chisholm
Office Administrator, Newlands School
