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Should schools publish photos of children in newsletters?
Recent reports about AI image misuse and school blackmail attempts have raised serious questions about how schools share photos of pupils online. Here’s why schools may want to avoid publishing identifiable faces publicly, even where consent is in place.
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How to write a school newsletter parents will actually read
Practical tips for creating a school newsletter that families are more likely to open, read and act on. From clearer action items and diary dates to class-specific news, photos and recurring reminders, this guide explains how to make school newsletters more useful without creating extra work.
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Best software for creating school newsletters
Compare the most popular tools schools use to create newsletters, from Word and Canva to dedicated digital options like Ecko, Schoolzine and e4education. This guide looks at the strengths, drawbacks and pricing of each, with a clear focus on what matters most to schools: saving staff time, improving readability for families and choosing the right tool for the job.
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Why we created Ecko
Ecko started with a simple frustration at a real school: the newsletter was taking a lot of effort to produce, but too many parents still were not reading it properly. This post tells the story of how that led to Ecko being built in collaboration with a school to make newsletters easier to create and far easier for families to read.
