How to send an announcement

What it's for

An announcement is a message you send to parents, staff, or a chosen group — a closure reminder, a newsletter, an event notice. You can personalize it, attach files, and either send it now or schedule it for later.

Where to find it

Communications → Send Communication.

Step-by-step

1. Open Communications and click Send Communication.
2. Apply Template (optional) — pick a saved template to start from, or leave it blank

to write from scratch.

1. Recipients — choose who receives it:
   • Everyone — All Parents, All Staff, or All Parents & Staff.
   • By group — a classroom or group.
   • Specific students — pick individual children.
2. Compose Message — write the Subject and Message. To personalize, click a

field under Personalization (such as {{childName}} or {{date}}) to insert it — Skooly fills in the real value for each recipient when it sends.

1. Attachments (optional) — click Add file to attach images, PDF, Word or Excel

(up to 10 MB per file).

1. Delivery — choose Send immediately or Schedule for later and set a date

and time.

1. Click Send (or Save as Draft to finish later).

Tips & limits

• Personalization fields only fill in where the data exists — for example

{{childName}} needs a child-based audience.

• A scheduled announcement stays a draft until its send time.
• After sending, the announcement appears in the Announcements list where you can

track reads.

Related articles

• How to create a message template
• How to review delivery and read status
• Understanding Communications