Overview

This article comprises demonstrations about Awards & Activities, including how to invite staff and parents, award points and badges, and create and share informal observations.

The Awards & Activities module is an additional feature in Comms Hub.  It enables teachers to share positive, engaging feedback about pupils with their families through the Juniper Parent App.

While this information helps you get started with Awards & Activities, more detailed courses are available in the Juniper Training Centre. These courses include extra details and resources to help you when introducing your parents to Awards & Activities:

1. Juniper Portal.
2. Awards & Activities for Administrators.
3. Awards & Activities for Teachers.
4. Juniper Comms Hub.

Demonstrations

Select an item below to view the related demonstration:

• Now that you are part of Juniper JoinUp, staff will login via the Juniper Portal, making it easy to access both Sonar, and the other apps included.

• The Account Owner will need to ensure staff are invited to use the system through the Juniper Portal.

  Teachers will need Partial Edit access to enable them to work with their own classes in the Comms Hub.

• The Account Owner must invite parents and guardians to access the Juniper Parent App through the Juniper Portal. After they have been invited, they will receive an email requesting they download the app and log in.

• This quick demonstration shows you how to access and use Awards & Activities:  

You can make the demonstrations full screen, by selecting in the top-right corner.

Related information

• Juniper Help Centre Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Points.
  • Badges.
  • Observations.
• Comms Hub: How do I invite a staff member to use Comms Hub through Portal?

Training

Parent Resources

• Comms 4 - Parent resources.docx20 KB
• Comms 1 - New app announcement letter.docx20 KB
• Comms 3 - Launch day.docx20 KB
• A4-ParentsRespondingToObservations.pdf6 MB
• A4-ParentAppComingSoon.pdf3 MB
• A4-PAQuickReferenceGuide.pdf8 MB
• Comms 2 - Invite instructions email (pre-invite).docx20 KB
• ColourInMonsters.png1 MB

Updated 16 September 2025 15:22