About the system

In 2000 the Department for Education and Skills launched a campaign and an antibullying pack focusing on encouraging young people to speak up and inform teachers, parents or friends when they were bullied. "Don't suffer in Silence - Tell Someone" was the slogan used.

Research by children's charity NCH suggested 16% of 11 to 19 year-olds had received threatening text messages. Text Someone allows schools to fight back against this trend.

Students can simply forward the unwanted message on to the school along with their student ID and details of when the message was received allowing them to prove the incident.

Text Someone innovative service has met with unprecedented success since launch in 2004. The service has repeatedly received recognition and praise throughout the Education and Technology industry.

Awards

  • Truancy Call awards

Other products

Truancy Call Truancy Call - Allows automatic contacting of parents of pupils absent from school, by phone, text message and email. Parents can respond using the same methods.

e-mentoring e-mentoring - allows communication between pupils and their Mentors by text message, the secure website and forums.

 

Term Time Tracker Term Time Tracker - allows Local Authorities to track and communicate by text to parents and pupils who are on extended leave from school

Call Parents Call Parents - General messaging system to allow a school to send any message to any group of parents via automated phone calls, text message and emails to parents