Texting for schools

Keep your school community informed with secure texting

Reach families, students, and staff instantly. Send everything from urgent alerts and event reminders to daily updates – all from one easy, secure platform.

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Reach more people

Send critical messages that actually get read

Instantly contact and relay information to everyone on your list: students, families, or staff. Send mass texts in seconds.

  • Easily segment lists to message specific grades, classes, or groups.

  • Send instant updates that get read: 90% of SMS texts are read within 3 minutes. 

  • Schedule messages in advance for hands-off efficiency. 

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Build community

Promote fun programs and opportunities 

It doesn’t always have to be a long email. Make sure students, parents, and staff hear about what’s happening in the community with engaging text messages. 

  • Send personalized texts to students, parents, prospects, and faculty  

  • Choose the message format that makes sense: SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, or the new RCS

  • Get inspiration and draft messages faster with our built-in AI writing assistant

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Promote events 

Simplify event promotion and coordination

Promote key dates, confirm attendance, send reminders, and quickly blast last-minute changes.

  • Fill event seats with engaging text invitations and reminders 

  • Reduce planning time with text-based attendee management

  • Easily update plans by texting event groups and lists with reusable templates

Education texting use cases

How schools and universities use texting

Event notifications

Send real-time updates for events to staff, families, and prospects to keep everyone in the loop.

Scheduling reminders

Schedule and automate reminders for important dates and deadlines.

Stakeholder updates

Update stakeholders on changes and news and stay connected and informed.

Two-way messaging

Facilitate open dialogue between educators and families to foster better school-community ties.
It’s a good position to be in: We can reach students instantly, and they actually respond. SMS and RCS through Sinch Engage, integrated directly with our HubSpot workflows, have completely changed how we communicate.
Miles Porton Website Coordinator, Shrewsbury College
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Integrate with your stack

Bring messaging into your existing tools and workflows

Connect messaging to your tech stack seamlessly in just a few clicks – no developers needed. 

  • ERP and CRM systems: Integrate with Salesforce, HubSpot, and NetSuite to sync contacts, trigger messages from deal stages, and log all conversations.

  • E-commerce platforms: Connect with Shopify and BigCommerce to send order confirmations and shipping updates directly to customers.

  • Automation tools: Connect to Workato or Zapier to sync texting with over 5,000 apps across your stack. 

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A Complete texting platform

All the features you need for education texting

Schedule important reminders

Automate timely notifications for events and deadlines, or schedule changes and keep everyone informed.

Deliver updates instantly

Share urgent announcements or emergency alerts to communicate critical information quickly.

Send & respond ASAP

Enable recipients to reply, RSVP, or provide feedback through two-way messaging.

Send targeted messages

Reach specific groups with tailored messages based on grade level, location, or interests.

Easily manage messages

Send your first text in minutes on our intuitive, easy-to-use platform. Share with your whole team. No coding necessary.

Track message performance

Monitor open rates, click-throughs, and responses to measure campaign effectiveness.

Integrate with your systems

Connect Sinch Engage with your CRM or ERP for automated data syncing.

Manage user permissions

Control access levels for administrators, teachers, and staff to maintain data privacy.
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Sinch Engage

Make every message count with Sinch Engage

Save time and reach more customers with smart business texting. Thousands of brands trust our secure platform, since we offer 24/7 support and make it easy to: 

  • Manage two-way texts as well as automated campaigns and reminders

  • Connect messaging to existing tools in just a few clicks (including HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Shopify) 

  • Work smarter (and faster) with automations, unified multichannel inbox, AI workflows, mobile app, and API

5 Billion+
Messages sent yearly
2 Minutes
Average text response time
98%
Customer satisfaction
99.9%
System reliability

FAQs

Questions about education texting

Education texting keeps your staff, families & students informed. Send event updates, reminders & alerts to boost engagement.

Plans start at just $49/month for up to 1,000 messages. Only pay for what you need, with no long-term contracts. Simple!

Getting started is easy. Just sign up online for a free 14-day trial, upload your contacts & create your first message. You’ll be texting in minutes!

Use our library of pre-made templates to get started. Segment audiences, personalize texts, and automate campaigns for best results.

Our friendly team is here to help 24/7. From onboarding to optimization, we’ll make sure you get the most from education texting.

Absolutely! Sign up for a free trial to see education texting in action. No credit card needed. Start connecting today!

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