How do I run an After School Club?

An After School Club turns the school pick-up rush into a reason for parents to stop in rather than head straight home. You build it in Your club, under What members get.

Set it up

Anything the menu marks Off shows Switched off when you open it: press Switch on and set it up (on a phone, + Add more lists them). Changes wait for Save in the bar at the bottom of the page, or at the top right of an offer’s full-screen editor on a phone.

1. A kids’ snack and a coffee, one price. Press Flat ongoing benefit in the menu. Choose Set price. In What they get, write “a kids’ snack and a drink, with a regular hot drink for you”. In What they pay, enter your club price.
2. Under When it can be used, press Add limits. Choose Weekdays and set From and Until to your school pick-up window. Press Save limits, then Save.
3. The Friday treat. Press Weekly & monthly offers in the menu. Choose Same every time, then Free item, with “a small sweet treat or bake”.
4. Under When it repeats, set Repeat every to 1 week and make F the only day picked. Under How long they have, choose Custom… and 1 day. Press Save.
5. The homework table. Press Club perks in the menu, then Add a perk. Write a Heading such as “A bigger table kept free for homework after school”. Press Done, then Save.

What members get

A kids’ snack and a coffee at one club price on every school-day afternoon visit, a treat thrown in on Fridays, and a table kept free for homework and colouring in. Each offer shows the hours it works.

What your staff need to know

Scan the member’s pass. In pick-up hours, the snack-and-coffee offer shows ready to give, and on Fridays the treat too. The homework table is a Club perk, listed under Club perks when you scan: nothing to redeem, just keep a bigger table free through the afternoon.

How you’ll know it’s working

The Flat ongoing benefit card on What members get shows how many members claimed it this month. Watch it grow through the school term.

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