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Notices are Insight messages. Some notices are generated automatically by Insight and others can be composed via the Notice Composer and sent to parents and students. <br> <br>
 
Notices are Insight messages. Some notices are generated automatically by Insight and others can be composed via the Notice Composer and sent to parents and students. <br> <br>
  
=Creating Notices=
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=Notice Composer=
  
 
Notices can be created in Insight using the Notice Composer. The Role Option required to access this is: <br>
 
Notices can be created in Insight using the Notice Composer. The Role Option required to access this is: <br>
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'''Manage > Notice Composer''' <br> <br>
 
'''Manage > Notice Composer''' <br> <br>
  
Click on the Add button to create a new notice. The date given to a notice does not affect the time that it is sent; notices, emails and SMS messages are always 'sent' immediately. The notice will be visible to users on the [[Notices]] page, which is separated into months. The date entered when creating the notice determines which month the notice is recorded against on the Notices page. <br> <br>
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Click '''Add''' to open a window where you can create a notice. Enter the '''Date''' for the notice. The date given to a notice does not affect the time that it is sent; notices, emails and SMS messages are always 'sent' immediately. The Notice will appear on the Notices page for students and parents under the selected date, but will be visible as soon as you save the Notice. <br> <br>
  
The expiry date is used to force the notice to disappear from users' inboxes after a certain date. If an expiry date is not selected, Insight will determine when to hide the notice. <br> <br>
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The '''Expiry Date''' will cause the notice to disappear from users' inboxes on a certain date. Enter a '''Subject''' and a '''Body''' for the Notice. A list of mail merge fields can be found '''[[#Mail merge fields|below]]''', which can be used in the '''Body''' of the Notice. Use the '''Attachments''' tab at the top of the page to add attachments to the Notice. <br> <br>
  
The notice will need to have a title and body for the message. The options to send the notice as an email or SMS are found at the top of the window. Notices can be edited and deleted after they are sent, and these changes will be made to the notice after it has already been sent. This is not possible for copies of the message sent via email or SMS. <br> <br>
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'''Allow Private Response''' <br> <br>
  
There are two further tabs used to add attachments and recipients. Any files can be added as attachments. Recipients are added by selecting students; all users linked to that student will receive the notice. <br> <br>
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[[Image:notice_composer02.jpg]]
  
<div>[[Image:notice_composer02.jpg]]</div>
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===Email and SMS===
 
 
{|
 
|Show other users notices
 
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|Show all subjects and classes
 
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|Email by default
 
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|Use individual reply address
 
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|Allow SMS
 
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*Email by default
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*Allow SMS
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*Use individual reply address
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===Recipients and BCCs===
  
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*Show all subjects and classes
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===Mail merge fields===
 
===Mail merge fields===
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NB your merge fields do not need to appear in bold.
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===Editing and Deleting Notices===
 
 
==Editing notices==
 
 
 
An existing notice can be edited by selecting a notice and clicking on the "Edit selected notice" button. The item in the recipient's inbox will be altered without having to resend the notice.
 
  
==Deleting notices==
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A notice can be deleted by clicking on the "Delete selected notices" button. If a notice is deleted in here then parents will also no longer be able to view this notice.
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*Show other users notices
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=Student and Parent View=
 
=Student and Parent View=

Revision as of 15:34, 20 August 2018

Notices are Insight messages. Some notices are generated automatically by Insight and others can be composed via the Notice Composer and sent to parents and students.

Notice Composer

Notices can be created in Insight using the Notice Composer. The Role Option required to access this is:
Manage > Notice Composer (On)

The Notice Composer is accessed via:
Manage > Notice Composer

Click Add to open a window where you can create a notice. Enter the Date for the notice. The date given to a notice does not affect the time that it is sent; notices, emails and SMS messages are always 'sent' immediately. The Notice will appear on the Notices page for students and parents under the selected date, but will be visible as soon as you save the Notice.

The Expiry Date will cause the notice to disappear from users' inboxes on a certain date. Enter a Subject and a Body for the Notice. A list of mail merge fields can be found below, which can be used in the Body of the Notice. Use the Attachments tab at the top of the page to add attachments to the Notice.

Allow Private Response

Notice composer02.jpg

Email and SMS

  • Email by default
  • Allow SMS
  • Use individual reply address

Recipients and BCCs

  • Show all subjects and classes

Mail merge fields

Mail merge fields can be used in notices sent from Insight. Simply type any of the merge fields below to pull data into your notices:

Mailmerge field Ouput
{adno} Admission Number
{onroll} Whether the pupil is on roll or not
{name} The pupil's fullname i.e. John Smith
{listname} The pupil's surname followed by forename i.e. Smith, John
{gender} The pupil's gender
{year} The year group the pupil belongs to
{reg} The registration group the pupil belongs to
{forename} The pupil's legal forename
{chosenforename} The pupil's chosen forename
{legalsurname} The pupil's legal surname
{surname} The pupil's chosen surname
{house} The house the pupil belongs to
{dol} The pupil's date of leaving
{heshe} Either he or she, depending on the pupil's gender
{himher} Either him or her, depending on the pupil's gender
{hishers} Either his or hers, depending on the pupil's gender
{hisher} Either his or her, depending on the pupil's gender
{sondaughter} Either son or daughter, depending on the pupil's gender
{himselfherself} Either himself or herself, depending on the pupil's gender


Editing and Deleting Notices

  • Show other users notices

Student and Parent View

The notice page will show a list of the messages that have been sent to or from the user via INSIGHT. INSIGHT will automatically generate some messages such as reminders to provide reasons for their child's absence, or calendar events such as half-term breaks. Messages can also be sent manually via the notice composer page.

These messages can have attachments (such as school newsletters) and may also be sent to the user by SMS or email if required. (For SMS the school will need to have an account with Text Anywhere - https://www.textanywhere.net/)

One month's messages are shown at a time. The arrow buttons at the top of the page can be used to view previous or future month's messages.

It is also possible to have a notices section displayed on the snapshot. This allows parents to quickly view any new notices while they are looking at an overview of the information about their child.

Notices02.jpg



Automatic Notices for Users

Calendar Events

Messages from PARS

Unexplained Absences

Data Collection