Sending messages

Go to Messaging → Messages to see your sent messages and drafts, or click Compose message to start a new one.

Choose recipients

Use the recipient selector to filter by group, venue, membership, or rank. You can also select individual students from the filtered list.

Write your message

Fill in a subject and body. A live preview shows how the email will look to recipients on desktop and mobile.

Personalise your message

Add merge fields to include each student's details in the email. Click Insert field above the message box and pick a field — it's added where your cursor was:

• First name — {{student.first_name}}
• Full name — {{student.full_name}}

For example, Hi {{student.first_name}}, is sent to Jane Doe as "Hi Jane,".

In the preview, fields shown in green will be filled in for each student. A field shown in red isn't recognised and will be left blank — check the spelling, or insert it from the menu instead of typing it.

Merge fields work in the message body only, not the subject, and aren't yet available in automations.

Save as draft

Your message is saved as a draft automatically as you write. You can leave and come back — it will be waiting for you under Messaging → Messages.

Send now

When you're ready, click Send to N students. A confirmation modal shows a summary of recipients and a final warning before sending. Once sent, the message cannot be undone.

Schedule a send

To send at a later time, click the Schedule tab at the top of the confirmation modal. Pick a date and time, then click Schedule for N students. The message will be sent automatically at the scheduled time.

You can also click Schedule send from the compose button dropdown to go straight to the schedule tab.