Email is rapidly becoming the most popular method of communication. It is both fast and cheap, and gives your link the chance of a longer life by allowing regular, rapid exchanges.

All schools now have computers with internet access, though the need to book an IT suite for class work does present some limitations. At some schools all staff and pupils have personal email accounts, but this is by no means the case everywhere and it is sometimes necessary to route emails through a school gateway address.

At the beginning, it may be helpful for teachers to use private email addresses in order to discuss link content and organisation.