The last few days have been an administrational headache for school leaders. The snow and ice has caused chaos with thousands of school closures. Trying to communicate to parents, teachers and other staff has been difficult and fraught with problems.
One possible solution is Parent Hotline; a unique number for each school that hundreds of parents can ring simultaneously to keep up-to-date with the latest news.
The service is very effective; each school is given a unique number for their school. A designated member of staff rings the service from any location and leaves an emergency message informing everyone what is happening. Parents and staff can then ring in on a low call rate number (0844) to listen to the latest message. The message can be updated any number of times and listened to by hundreds of parents simultaneously.
The service is low cost at only £95 ex VAT per year. The service can also be used for school trips, after school clubs, sports fixtures and other important announcements throughout the year.
There is a one-off set up fee of £100. (For NAHT members this fee will be waived for all schools registering before the end of February).
To register your school, please email register@parenthotline.co.uk or call 01444 448092 (please be aware that lines may be busy!).
