Viewing School Announcements & Discussions

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School news appears on My Workspace and in the Parents Association. Class and year group discussions are on the Discussions tab of each class or year group, and the bell icon shows your latest notifications.

Where to find news from the school, your child's classes and year group, and the Parents Association.

On My Workspace

My Workspace shows the latest posts from groups such as the Parent Association. Select a post to open it, or View All for every post.

Screenshot: Parent My Workspace
Where to find it: My Workspace, the first page after you sign in.
Screenshot: Parent Association widget with recent discussions and meetings
Parent Association widget with recent discussions and meetings.

Class and year group discussions

Select Classes in the left menu, open a class, then select the Discussions tab. Year group discussions are on the year group's Discussions tab under Year Groups. You can read posts and open attached files.

Screenshot: Class Discussions tab for a parent
Class Discussions tab for a parent.

Notifications

Select the bell icon at the top of the page for your latest notifications, then View All Notifications for the full list. Notifications older than three months are removed, but the posts stay in the class, year group or group.

Screenshot: Notifications panel for a parent
Notifications panel for a parent.

To choose which emails you get, select your name at the top right, then Notification Preferences. See Updating your email, password and notification preferences.

Parents Association

If your school uses it, select Parents Association in the left menu. Your school may use a different name. The Overview tab shows the latest activity and the Discussions tab shows every post. Select a post's title to read it and add a comment, if your school allows parents to comment.

Screenshot: Parents Association overview
Parents Association overview.
Screenshot: Parents Association Discussions tab
Parents Association Discussions tab.
Posting

If your school lets parents post, a Create Discussion button appears on the Discussions tab. Posts and comments are visible to everyone in the group. Your school may set the Parents Association to read only.

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