SchoolAlerts.ie is free for parents and there are NO SMS costs. Alerts are delivered as push notifications through apps such as Facebook Messenger, Viber & Telegram. A budget-friendly annual service fee is the only cost for schools.
Schools can power their communications strategy through the SchoolAlerts.ie website. Alerts can be targeted to classes, individual parents, or the entire school. We import all your numbers from a spreadsheet at the start of the school year.
All you need is your Roll Number to set up your school and it takes seconds to create a free account. Parents can register on this site and link to their preferred app channel to receive alerts (Messenger, Telegram or Viber).
For most of us, there's Facebook Messenger...
Rather than rely on costly SMS messages, SchoolAlerts.ie targets smartphones using Facebook Messenger. The majority of parents already have this App on their phone and they are used to it. It's a quick and free way to send targeted messages to parents through a familiar channel.
For everybody else, there's Telegram & Viber
If you do not use Facebook, then there are other options you may already be familiar with. Telegram and Viber are becoming increasingly popular for messaging services. They are both free and easy to use. These apps will work for any smartphone (iPhone, Android, Windows).
Special offer 33% discount for referrals
SchoolAlerts.ie officially launches on August 10th 2018 and we are delighted to mark this occasion with a special offer for all primary and secondary schools. If your school signs up with us for the 2018/2019 year and you refer another school to us, then we will give you 33% discount for following year.
Set up your school now (it takes 2 minutes!)
Available for all Primary & Secondary Schools
SchoolAlerts.ie is now ready, willing and able to be used by over 3800 primary and secondary schools across Ireland. Schools can quickly register to try our the service by similar providing their Roll ID number. From here we can join the dots and create an account for your school.
Set up your school now (it takes 2 minutes!)
have at least one smartphone between the parents (29-49 years old) and are eligible to get app alerts instead of costly SMS alerts, reducing school expenses
we surveyed see the cost of SMS texts as prohibitive. In many cases schools cannot afford to send all the messages that they would like. Alerts to smartphones eliminates this!
have a Facebook account so they can be contacted for free using the Messenger App. They are used to getting other messages for free through Messenger so schools should be no different.
do not deliver to phones when they are sent from bulk-messaging texting companies. They get lost in cyberspace and parents sometimes miss out on important school messages.
