Create, Edit, and Delete News Articles

Use the News Managerto add news articles to the MyEd Name of the application parents and carers use to receive messages sent by schools using IRIS Reach. app. You can add articles as:

  • HTML — Create your own text for the news article, for example, a letter from the head teacher
  • URL — A link to an existing webpage hosted elsewhere
  • RSS — A link to your school website's RSS feed

You must have the News button activated to push news articles,to person A parent, legal guardian, carer, or someone responsible for a student.s apps.

Creating an Article

  1. Go to My Ed > News Manager.
  2. In the Add News panel, enter a meaningful Title.
  3. Select the relevant Content Type and select Submit:
    • HTML — Use the available formatting tools to create the HTML content for the article.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is article is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

    • URL — Enter the webpage Link for the existing news article.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is article is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

    • RSS — Enter the Link for the RSS feed.

      Select the Running From and Running Until dates, and whether this is article is going live now (Publish) or later (Draft). Select Submit.

Editing and Deleting Articles

To edit or remove existing articles, select the Title in the News Manager table and follow the instructions on the screen. Note that to change the thumbnail, you must select the image itself.