Parents sending messages to schools

First, your school admin user for Groupcall will need to enable this functionality in order for parents to send new messages to the school using the simple steps below.

1) From your Groupcall admin account, click Tools and then click Account Settings.

2) From the list of tabs at the top of the page, click Mobile App.

3) From the Mobile App tab, tick Enable Incoming.

4) Under Topics, you can add any additional topics. Each topic needs to be added on a new line.

a. Parents will need to select a topic when writing a new message to the school.

5) Click Submit to save any changes.

Turn off Incoming Messages

1) From your Messenger admin account, go to Tools, then click Account Settings.

2) From the Mobile App tab, untick Enable Incoming.

3) Click Submit to save changes.

1) Once this feature has been enabled by the school, parents can send a new message via Eduspot either from the app or by logging into their account via the website.

2) Parents will need to be logged into their Eduspot account.

3) From the menu bar on the left, select the globe icon.

4) This will load the message wizard for parents. From here, they just need to:

a. Select the Child field to choose which child the message is regarding (where the parent has more than one child at the school)
b. Select the Message Topic field to choose the most relevant subject for the message.
c. Type the message in the text field on this page.

5) Once they are ready, parents just need to Send the message from the bottom right.

If your school has sent parents an open or closed message via Eduspot, they will be able to send a reply via their Eduspot account.

To reply to an open or closed message sent by the school, parents just need to Write a reply in the text box shown under the school’s message.

If parents have either sent new correspondence to the school or replied to an open/closed message via Eduspot, the school can view these messages within Messenger by clicking on Incoming Messages from the side menu located on the left.

For further information on how to navigate the Incoming Messages feature, click here.