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Please quote discount code TOG15 for 15% off St John Evangelist RC Primary School - app case study St John Evangelist is an Islington primary school with 301 pupils from Nursery to Year 6. After a meeting with the Headteacher, Piota built an initial app in May 2016, provided training in how to use it and published St John Evangelist in the app stores on the 4th June. The school launched it on 7th June and sent out a survey via the app asking parents for their initial views on how useful they found it. By the end of term on there had been 312 downloads of the app, over 5,000 page views and the school has already extended use of the messaging facility beyond simple reminders about events. It posts trip reports with photos of the children enjoying themselves, highlights class assemblies to which parents are invited, reports in real time, and passes on selected information about local council or diocesan services on offer. “The app is brilliant. It has transformed the way we communicate with parents and made our communication much more effective.” Neil Dixon Headteacher, Merseyside 01702 780051 [email protected]