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QR codes for schools
Put a dynamic QR code on newsletters, noticeboards and letters home, and point it at the form, calendar or resource parents need. When it changes next term, change the code, not the print. School signs and handbooks stay up for years, and QRVow codes never switch off, even if the subscription budget goes.
What to put in the code
The newsletter in each parent's language
With smart rules (Pro), phones set to Spanish or Polish open that version of the newsletter; everyone else gets English.
Dynamic QR code QR code →Permission and sign-up forms
A free static code to the form on a one-off letter home. No account needed.
Website link QR code →Parents' evening
An event page with the date and place, and an Add to calendar button.
Calendar event QR code →Read-along audio
Upload recordings for early readers or language lessons (Pro). They play in the browser.
MP3 / audio QR code →Class resources
One page with the reading list, homework site and school portal, changed each term.
Links page (link-in-bio) QR code →Print tips
- Letters home: 2.5 to 3 cm in a corner, with a line saying what it opens.
- Noticeboards: about 10 cm, at adult eye level by the gate where parents wait.
- Photocopies blur fine detail. A dynamic code (short link, fewer squares) copies better; copy at 100%.
- Black on white is the safest choice for anything photocopied.
Got the artwork? Run the free print check: it measures size, border and contrast, and your file stays on your device.
Or just ask Vow
Vow is QRVow's AI agent (Pro, Business and Lifetime). Type a request like this on My codes, with your own links:
“Code for the parents' newsletter, https://oakfield.example/news. Phones set to Spanish go to https://oakfield.example/news-es, Polish to https://oakfield.example/news-pl.”
Vow proposes the code and any smart rules; you check them and tap Create. See Vow at work · Plans
Questions
Do QR codes track students or parents?
QRVow's don't. We count scans by day, country and phone type only, with no IP addresses or anything that identifies a person. Pages we host run no trackers.
Can one QR code show the newsletter in different languages?
Yes. A smart rule sends phones set to a given language to the translated page. Smart rules need Pro, Business or Lifetime.
Can teachers make QR codes for free?
Yes. Static codes are free and need no sign-up, which suits worksheets and one-off forms.
What if a website we link to gets hacked?
Every destination of a dynamic code is checked against phishing and malware lists before it goes live, and again regularly after. If a site turns bad, we block the code and email you.
Will the codes in this year's handbook still work next year?
Yes. They keep redirecting forever on every plan. Update where they point when the content changes.