SMS and RCS in Schools and Education
Keep Students, Parents, and Staff Informed with Reliable SMS Alerts
QuickSMS helps schools, colleges, universities, and training providers stay connected through fast, secure, and cost-effective SMS messaging. Share announcements, updates, and urgent alerts instantly with your education community.
The biggest messaging challenges in Education
Budget Pressure | Rising SMS Costs
Many schools have invested in app-based communication, but families facing financial hardship often lack reliable access, meaning critical updates can be missed. As SMS costs continue to rise, education budgets are under pressure.
Parent and Community Engagement
Reaching parents remains a struggle. Many don’t answer school calls, ignore emails, and never download the school app, leaving schools disconnected from the very families they need to engage.
Staff Time
and Capacity
School staff are already stretched thin. Training on new communication systems takes time, and many teachers aren’t aware of the cost impact of the messages they send. With rising expectations and limited admin support, messaging is often seen as a burden, not a priority.
How to reduce your schools SMS costs
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We promise to beat any like-for-like SMS pricing. Yes, costs have risen, but many providers have used this as an excuse to raise margins. At QuickSMS, we offer fixed, long-term pricing with no hidden surprises.
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A standard SMS is charged at160 characters. RCS Single messages allow for thousands, without being split or charged multiple times. Don’t pay extra when staff send longer messages.
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Some SMS providers are deliberately delay or drop messages to increase retries and costs. We’ve seen this happen to school communication platforms, of which you and they are victims. QuickSMS believes in transparency, not tactics.
RCS: The breakthrough in parent engagement
RCS delivers seamless, frictionless communication that feels modern and accessible to every parent.
School example of how to use RCS
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Struggling to get parents to pick up the phone or open your app? With tap-to-reply buttons, schools can ask questions and receive responses instantly, a low-friction, high-engagement alternative to traditional outreach.
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Cut through the noise. RCS displays your school’s name and logo directly in the inbox, helping parents instantly recognise messages from their child’s school, no more missed alerts or buried app notifications.
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Add impact with images. Whether it’s a school photo, permission slip, or event reminder, rich media messages increase engagement and help ensure parents actually read what you send.
Keep Your Current Platform.
We’ll Do the Integrating.
We believe communication features like SMS and RCS should work within the platforms your school already uses. Staff shouldn’t waste time learning new tools. That’s why we commit to integrating QuickSMS with your existing school communication system, not the other way around.
Some features, like RCS, may not yet be supported by your current platform. If that’s the case, we’ll work directly with you (and your provider) to make it happen.