As your school’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), you help share news and achievements with the school community. Keep posts accurate, timely and engaging, and aligned with your school’s values.
In this guide
- Publish school news, add images and share to social media
- Review and approve staff posts
- Upload and share videos
Missing access or features? See Access and settings.
Publish school news
Use News for “nice-to-know” updates, such as school concerts, sports events, student achievements and extracurricular activities.
With full posting access, you can publish News items without approval. If you need this access, follow the instructions below.
For the steps to create a News item, choose your platform:
Include an image
Include at least one relevant image to help your post stand out. If you do not add an image, the school crest appears by default.
When adding an image, look for the US Icons folder. It contains pre-approved, royalty-free images for News, Notifications, Payment Items and Personal Notifications.
You can also follow our guide to capturing photos and video in the Administrators App.
Check that you can use the image. Do not assume images found online are free to use. Use the US Icons library or images your school has permission to publish.
Share the same post to other channels
On the News creation screen, tick the relevant boxes before publishing to also share your post to:
- Twitter/X
- Your school website
If these options are missing, email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie.
Review and approve staff posts
Staff with limited access can submit News items for approval. To review a pending post:
- Open the News section and find the pending post.
- Check the content for accuracy and suitability.
- Edit the post if needed.
- Approve and publish it.
Want an email when a post needs approval? Ask staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie to enable pending-post email notifications.
Ask staff to submit posts through the system. This keeps submissions together and saves you recreating posts from WhatsApp or email messages.
Upload and share videos
You can upload videos through the Desktop Dashboard or the Administrators App.
Once uploaded, a video can be shared to the School App, your social media channels and your school website at the same time.
Choose the guide you need
- Video feature not enabled? Follow the initial video setup guide.
- Using a computer? Follow the guide to uploading and sharing videos from the Desktop Dashboard.
- Using your phone? Follow the guide to posting videos from the Administrators App.
Access and settings
Only use this section if you need additional access or a feature is missing.
Request full posting access
Ask a member of Senior Management to email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie to request full posting access on your behalf.
Request help with a missing feature
Email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie if:
- Social media sharing options are missing
- The US Icons image folder is missing
- You want email notifications for posts awaiting approval
Need help?
Email staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie with your question.