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Create a community group
A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 7 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
How to create a community group
- 1Click Community in the sidebar, then the Spaces tab
- 2Click New space
- 3Fill in Name and a short description, and add a Banner photo if you like
- 4Choose "Who can post": Open, "Staff post, families reply", or "Announcements only"
- 5Leave "Hold family posts for approval" ticked to read families' posts before anyone else sees them — the space shows a "Held first" badge — or untick it
- 6Tick "Anyone in the school may join" to let every family join; left unticked, the group is invite-only
- 7Pick the members under "Who's in it", then click Create space
Part of Messages & announcements
One compose reaches every family's portal inbox — plus teacher-to-family threads and an oversight search so leadership can stand behind every message.
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