Archived messages can still be accessed on the Desktop Dashboard. Archiving is not the same as deleting. Staff can find and read archived News, Notifications and Personal Notifications without publishing or sending them again, subject to their account permissions.

1. Find archived News and Notifications

1. Sign in to uniqueschoolapp.ie.
2. Under Communications, choose the correct section:
   • News → Manage News for school news posts.
   • Notifications → Manage Notifications for general school notifications.
3. Click Status above the list.
4. Select Archived. Clear other selected statuses if you only want archived items.
5. Click Apply. Archived items show A in the Status column.
6. Enter part of the title in Search by title. Adjust the date range if needed.
7. Click the title to open and read the item.

News example

Notifications example

2. Find archived Personal Notifications

1. From the main dashboard, open Communications → Personal Notifications → Manage Personal Notifications.
2. Use the All tab, rather than Unread, so messages that have already been read are included.
3. Click Published Status, select Archived and click Apply. Clear other selected statuses if you only want archived messages.
4. Use the search box to find the message. The button beside it lets you choose Title, Student Name or Created By.
5. Check the date range and any other filters.
6. Click the message title to open and read it. There is no need to publish, resend or duplicate it.

For more ways to find a message, including through a student’s profile, see Searching for a Personal Notification.

3. If you cannot find a message

• Check the correct section: News, Notifications and Personal Notifications have separate lists.
• Widen the dates: older items may be outside the selected period. For News and Notifications, use Last year or Custom range where appropriate. Check the academic year selector too when looking for a previous-year item.
• Remove unnecessary filters: category, author or visibility filters may hide the item. Try a shorter part of the title.
• For Personal Notifications, check the Type filter: the list can be limited to Teacher and Note From Parent messages. Include other types if you are looking for an automatically generated message.
• Start again if needed: click Clear filters, then reselect Archived using Status or Published Status and click Apply.
• Check access: staff can only view messages their account is permitted to access. Archiving does not change those permissions.

If the item is still missing, contact staffsupport@uniqueschools.ie.

4. Does archiving after 30 days mean messages are deleted?

No. The archive date is not a deletion date. If an item is archived after 30 days, staff can still use the steps above to find and read it.

Do not assume every item has a fixed 30-day archive period. An archive date can be set under Schedule & Archive. The current Personal Notification editor states that a PN is archived after 60 days if no archive date is set.

Archiving and deleting are separate actions. These instructions explain how to view archived items, not how to recover deleted items.