What’s New : The all-new NextOS Chat is smarter, faster, and designed exclusively for schools — enabling secure and seamless communication among all stakeholders.
Direct 1-to-1 Chats: Instantly start conversations between:
- Staff – Staff
- Parent – Staff
Regular Groups : Create custom groups for specific purposes with choice of participants like :
- Event based – Annual Day, Field Trips etc.
- Staff only groups
- Announcements for parents(View only)
Smart Groups : System manages the participants automatically based on school records
- Class Teacher – Parents
- Subject Teacher – Parents
Central Control : Exhaustive settings to control chat for staff/parents
Benefit : A new-age communication platform built for schools — fostering collaboration and engagement between teachers, parents, and administrators without sharing personal contact details.
Path : Communication > Chat > New Chat > New Group > Smart Group
How is NextOS Chat better for School-Parent Communication?
NextOS Chat is purpose-built for schools, designed to support the day-to-day communication needs of teachers, parents, and administrators.
If you’ve been using WhatsApp for school communication, here’s how NextOS Chat can offer much smarter, safer, and more organized alternative for all your parent and staff interactions.
| Feature | NextOS Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Anyone with a number | Role-based and secure |
| Privacy | Contact Info is public Conversations are private |
Contact Info is private Conversation can be monitored |
| Group Management | Manual, Tedious | Automatic, Smart Groups |
| User Context | ❌ – Guess the parent | ✅ Clear Info about student/parent |
| Central Control | ❌ – No way to manage | ✅ Easily manage all conversations |
| Monitoring | ❌ – Get added to all groups | ✅ Monitor without getting added |
| Built for | Personal use | School & School only |