How the Sonar Parent Engagement Bundle Makes Parent Engagement Effortless

Keeping families informed shouldn’t feel complicated

Yet for many schools, communication still lives across multiple tools, platforms, and processes, making it harder than it needs to be to share what really matters.

Bring assessment, celebration, and communication together in one joined-up platform. The Sonar Parental Engagement Bundle gives your school one practical solution to communicate with families, celebrate pupil progress, and track engagement, all without adding to staff workload.

With the Sonar Parental Engagement Bundle, everything comes together in a single platform, giving staff clear insight, simpler communication, and a consistent way to engage families. Sonar users can now explore this with an exclusive 2-month free trial, available until 27th February 2026.

Observations - capturing learning as it happens

Observations make everyday learning visible. It allows staff to record and share meaningful moments as they happen, not weeks later, and not buried in paperwork.

Instead of families hearing about progress only at set points in the year, they can stay connected to learning in real time.

For example, after a group project, parents receive an update with photos and notes highlighting the skills their child has demonstrated, helping families stay connected to learning and development.

With Observations, you can:

• Create individual reports for pupils and subjects

• Share learning observations with parents directly

It’s about giving parents confidence not just in what their child is learning, but how they’re developing along the way.

Awards & Activities - recognising what matters

Achievement isn’t only about outcomes. Participation, effort and positive behaviour all shape school culture and they deserve to be seen.

Awards & Activities help schools consistently recognise success, and strengthening engagement at home.

For example, a student helping peers in class can be instantly recognised, with parents seeing the achievement in real time. Clear recognition strengthens trust and reinforces the partnership between home and school

When families see recognition shared clearly and consistently, it strengthens trust and reinforces the partnership between home and school.

With this module, you can:

• Reward positive behaviour with badges and points.
• Share activities that support learning beyond the classroom.

Enhanced Messaging - communication without the clutter

Both modules include Enhanced Messaging as standard, meaning communication doesn’t sit separately from learning and recognition.

Instead of juggling systems or duplicating messages, your school can:

• Send updates, messages and information through one joined-up platform
• Reach the right parents and carers at the right time
• Reduce fragmented communication and reliance on multiple tools

Clear communication shouldn’t require extra effort. When everything connects, it simply works better.

Designed for joined-up parent engagement

Used together, Observations and Awards & Activities give parents a clear, joined-up view of school life. This supports stronger engagement, helps apply evidence‑based strategies to support every pupil, and contributes to improved progress in school.

Bundling them saves your school 30%, giving you a complete parental engagement solution for just £1.75 per pupil, alongside the Juniper Education App.

If you would rather focus on a particular priority, you can also choose either module on its own. Each fits alongside your existing practice and supports effective communication in its own way.

Start exploring today: log in and see how clearer evidence, consistent communication, and shared recognition can enhance parent engagement across your school.