Using Messages
Sending a message to a staff member
You can see a record of all communications staff members in Messages. This is also where you can send messages to them through the system. Depending on what setting you chose for Message Delivery in Nursery/Branch Settings, they may receive these ...
Customising training reminders
As the name suggests, Training Reminders are emails sent to users to remind them about expiring training courses. You can customise Training Reminders in settings. In the top right click on > System Settings. Click on Email Templates & Letters. Go to ...
Customising shift reminders
Shift Reminders are emails sent to managers to remind them to confirm shifts for staff members. In the top right click on > System Settings. Click on Email Templates & Letters. Go to Staff > Shift Reminders. Click on the icon in the top right to ...
Customising absence emails
When a staff member requests an absence through the system, they will begin to receive automatic emails. One for confirmation of the absence request, one informing them that the absence has been accepted, or declined. The contents of these emails can ...
Creating custom email templates
For email templates that don’t have a specific function on the system, you can create custom templates. These can be selected when sending a message to a staff member or a parent. In the top right click on > Global Settings. Click on Email Templates ...
Customising staff letters
Staff Letters are simply messages intended to be sent out to multiple staff members. These can be sent out manually, or set to recur weekly/monthly, in which case you need to define some simple automation when setting up the template. Creating a ...
Customising staff profile form emails
When you send a Staff Profile Form to a staff member, they will receive an email with a link to the form. The contents of this email can be customised in settings. In the top right click on > System Settings. Click on Email Templates & Letters. Go to ...
Customising DBS reminders
In the Documents page of the Staff Profile, you can upload a staff member’s DBS number. Doing this will prompt you to input information on when the certificate was issued, and when it will expire. When the certificate is about to expire the system ...
Staff email template glossary
What follows is a list of placeholders that can be used when creating custom email templates for staff in eypeople. Note that not every placeholder is usable by every template format, and that any placeholder without corresponding data will return ...
Introduction to email templates
Email templates are an easy way of sending the same information to multiple people, while keeping the content personalised. This is done by using placeholders that draw from information in the system, such as a staff member’s First Name, Last Name, ...