How to create a Newsletter

31/05/2024

What is a newsletter?

A school newsletter is an essential tool for maintaining open, consistent, and effective communication within the school community, ensuring that everyone stays informed, involved, and engaged.

 

Staff with Account admin or Newsletter admin role have full access.

 

Account admin and Newsletter admin with full access

Features

Our school newsletter platform offers a range of modern features designed for convenience and efficiency. 

With autosave, you never have to worry about losing your progress. Easily drag and drop PDF or Word documents directly into the newsletter for seamless integration of important files. The email newsletter feature ensures that your updates reach the entire school community promptly. 

Newsletter platform with modern editor and feature highlights
 
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You can use your mobile device to take pictures and upload them directly, making it simple to include real-time images and updates.

 

 

 

 

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Enhance your website with a newsletter widget, allowing easy access to the latest editions. 

Newsletter PDF viewer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our modern editor provides a user-friendly interface for creating polished newsletters, while the PDF viewer enables readers to view documents directly within the newsletter. 

 


Permissions required

Roles required to manage Newsletters:

  • Account admin

  • Newsletter admin

  • Article admin

 

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Screenshot of staff details with ability to update personal details and roles

Account admin and Newsletter admin have access to all features of the Newsletter.  Staff with these roles can change articles, publish and email newsletter.

 

Article admin have very limited access.  Staff with this role can create new articles, manage articles they started, and change state when ready.


Newsletter Article

What is an article?

An article is a sub-section of a Newsletter that can be created by staff with any of the following roles, Account admin, Newsletter admin, or Article admin.

 

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Accessibility

By incorporating the following practices, schools can create newsletters that are inclusive and accessible to all members of the community.

 

Ensuring accessibility in school newsletters involves several key considerations. Adding text descriptions to images allows visually impaired readers to understand visual content through screen readers. 

 

Using contrasting colours improves readability for those with visual impairments, ensuring that text stands out clearly against the background. 

 

Additionally, providing descriptive names for images and documents helps all users, including those with cognitive disabilities, to quickly identify and understand the content. 

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Screenshot on how to add alt text to the image