To be worn down by school admin and homework

[Movingon2018]

My kids school has a Facebook page for each year group, a website, a pta Facebook page, sends emails, texts and paper letters. There is no rhyme or reason to how they communicate so normally I have to check all of the above depending on what’s happening.
We also have to pay for stuff via parent pay.
There are also homework books and reading books.
I work full time and am finding the sheer volume of admin tasks exhausting.
I am trying to help the kids with their homework too but often homewotk is the last thing I want to be doing after work and cooking tea etc.
I feel like such a crap parent- how do other people manage it? Please give me some tips!!
Aibu to think you need to be an admin manager to deal with school stuff or is it just our school?

I check my emails and DDs book bag once a day and everything goes straight on the calendar. FB groups I don’t bother about if it’s not an official school comms it’s not important. I also never put anything off so if a form needs filling or money sent in I do it straight away rather than adding another task to my list. Homework is more difficult and is achieved with a combination of threats and bribes.

I agree how do people do it!! By the time teas done and baths it's bedtime

My sympathies. One of those things that is easier if you don't work. I don't even get in til 7.

I make my secondary age son go to homework club. Not perfect. Other is at primary school. I don't much bother with homework for him as consider it a test on parents (but understand teachers in no win situation as other parents expect it. I only ever had spellings at primary school, but don't get me into that!). He's doing fine. I have an 'understanding' with his teacher.

Oh, and I 1) ignore bloody Facebook groups and 2) do parentpay etc from my desk at work!

do you miss anything critical if you opt out of some comms methods?

honestly id just stick to:
official letters for key info,
text and calls for emergencies (and if its not used for emergency short term info only i would feed that back!)
check bag for notes

that is it.

ditch the fb groups (stay in them by all means but turn OFF notifications).

you are suffering from Fear Of Missing Out (google it) and sound swamped.

step back from the noise. you may miss an occasional key thing but it will be a good test if the right critical info is being sent via the right methods. it never hurts to feed it back or just step back to those who are over communicating -normally means they have too much time on their hands and/or no one has ever pointed it out.