GO4SCOM

GO4SCOM: official communication between school and families

GO4SCOM lets you write to families and staff, chat with parents and teachers, receive parents' administrative messages and publish news flashes, with read and reply tracking. School information flows through a channel the school owns: official, targeted, traced and archived.

Targeted, tracked notices

A communication is created on a single page, from twelve types. You target the right classes or people, a counter shows how many will be reached, and you choose the channels: e-mail, notification, SMS. Sending is immediate or scheduled, with reminders. Each communication's sheet gives its read and reply statistics. The same notice can be sent to several schools of a group, and teachers have their own announcements too.

Private chat without sharing a phone number

Parents, teachers and administration talk in private messaging: nobody gives out their phone number, and messages are end-to-end encrypted on the device. The administration supervises these conversations, can step in and close them. Administrative requests sent by families arrive in a dedicated inbox. A parent reporting an absence attaches the supporting document, the school decides and replies, and everything is dated and traced.

News flashes, news feed and SMS

News flashes publish short, temporary content as slides; the school news feed carries posts with their audience. The school can link its Facebook Page to publish its news and news flashes there too. For families without the app, SMS are sent from credits bought with Mobile Money, and the school chooses, school by school, which automatic SMS go out, and every movement of the SMS balance is logged.

What the module does

  • Notices targeted by class or by person
  • E-mail, push notification and SMS as you choose
  • Immediate or scheduled sending, with reminders
  • Read and reply statistics
  • End-to-end encrypted private chat, no phone numbers exchanged
  • Inbox for parents' administrative messages
  • News flashes, news feed and Facebook Page
  • SMS credits topped up with Mobile Money, with delivery tracking

Who uses it

School management

Publishes an official notice to the right classes and knows who has read it.

Teachers

They talk with parents without giving out their personal number.

Parents

They get school information in one place, archived, and can write to the administration.

Secretariat

Families' requests land in a single inbox instead of getting lost across messaging apps.

Frequently asked questions

Why use GO4SCOM instead of a WhatsApp group?

A group mixes rumours with facts, shows everyone's number, and nothing can be found three months later. GO4SCOM sends an official notice to the right classes, with a read receipt per family, and archives it.

Can we reach parents who do not have a smartphone?

Yes, by SMS. Messages are sent from a credit balance the school tops up with Mobile Money, and delivery tracking shows whether they arrived.

Do teachers have to give parents their phone number?

No. Private chat connects parents and teachers without anyone sharing their number, and messages are end-to-end encrypted.

Can we schedule a notice?

Yes. Each communication goes out immediately or on the date you choose, and reminders can be set.

Modules that go with it

GO4SBOOK GO4SBOOK: school records, marks and report cards in one place Classes, enrolment, timetables, marks, attendance and discipline: GO4SBOOK keeps every pupil's school record in one place, from nursery onwards. GO4SFEES GO4SFEES: school fees, from set-up to collection Set up school fees, collect cash at the desk or by MTN Mobile Money and Orange Money, and follow arrears pupil by pupil with the GO4SFEES module. GO4SFLEET GO4SFLEET: school transport, from route to boarding Routes, stops, QR code boarding, live bus tracking, fuel and maintenance: GO4SFLEET manages your school's transport, from route to boarding.

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