Contact Group is a provider of thousands of school to home communication solutions enabling schools to disseminate important information quickly online, via email, SMS text message and phone. It's range of solutions, within the Education sector include;
Call Parents enables two way communication between schools and parents via email, text and voice calling. New ‘Text a Letter’ allows schools to inform parents by text of letters ready to view online, dramatically reducing time/costs associated with printing and posting letters.
Truancy Call assists schools in making first-day contact with parents of absent students via email, text and automated phone call.
Text Someone covers anti bullying systems, it is a service for schools that gives pupils the power to report incidents of bullying, theft, crime or any unwanted behaviour in confidence, 24/7 by text message, email or phone.
Term Time Tracker is a service for schools to monitor term-time absences. The system tracks school’s approved holidays and sends a text message to parents on the date of the pupils leave, wishing them a safe trip, reminding them of the date they should return and what to do if they do not return back by that date.
E-Mentoring provides a service for secondary schools whereby students have 24/7 contact with a supportive member of staff or ‘mentor’ about their work via text message, mobile phone WAP site, forum, or secure web site.
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First Day Absence and Late Messaging system.
Truancy Call can reduce down unauthorised absence, improve lates and remove the burden of mass calling for office staff. Send an automated phone call, text message and email, with parents required to respond by the same manner. Repeated calls are delivered until a response is provided eliciting a high number of parental responses.
