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My School Portal
Strengthen parent relationships. The all-in-one parent engagement software
Streamline the number of resources you need by investing in a secure and sophisticated platform, that collates all student data into one place for staff, students and guardians, with our parent engagement platform: Parents evening booking system, Online school payments, Parent Communication.
Everything you need, all in one parent engagement platform
Parent communication
A powerful engagement platform connecting teachers, parents, pupils & guardians - providing instant access to what matters most about a child’s education.
Online school payments
A cashless, secure, and easy to use solution that enables parents and guardians to have more control and visibility over their children's school lunches and events.
Parent's evening system
Streamline your parents evening processes to make it simple for busy parents to schedule in the time they need with teachers.
Cost-effective parent engagement solutions for schools, academies and trusts
Primary schools
Reduce the admin burden of communications, payments and school lunches in your primary school.
Secondary schools
Improve communications, engage parents and streamline online school payments in your secondary school.
Independent schools
We are the number one choice for independent schools looking to enhance their parent experience, providing everything they need in one intuitive platform.
The parent platform for better engagement
Boost engagement
- Single Sign-on - Say goodbye to the need for multiple usernames and passwords. Break down the barriers in accessing information by making it quick and easy for parents and guardians to login.
- Calendar - Keep everyone up-to-date with what’s happening in school with the My School Portal calendar. From general school events, to clubs and activities it’s easy to filter and create a personalised view.
- Clubs and trips - Allow parents to book and pay online with our intuitive booking system. Also now displayed on the student’s interactive day planner, parents can manage the clubs and activities their child is signed up to.
- Amazon Alexa - Just ask Alexa! For those busy parents who would just like to ask a question, our Amazon Alexa integration is a nice little touch that helps parents keep on top of their child’s school life.
Simple communication features
- Email - Parents often complain they receive too many emails from school. With My School Portal's unique communication tools, we have reduced the necessity for multiple systems.
- SMS - We know SMS is important for critical school notifications. No matter if it’s a text or email all messages are stored in the portal making it easy for parents to access all school communications.
- Social Media - Integrate key social media feeds into your portal reducing the need for parents to access multiple systems. Proven to increase engagement across the school. Parents now see all of the information in one accessible dashboard.
- Website - Ensure that your website is GDPR compliant and reduce development cost. My School Portal has the ability to dynamically push public information to your website, reducing the necessity for manual updates.
Secure online bookings and payments
- Online payments - My School Portal have seamlessly integrated all of the major card processing services. Schools now have a choice of online processing partners at competitive transaction rates.
- Clubs and activities - Streamline your online bookings for clubs and activities all in one dashboard. All bookings automatically show up on the parent's calendar and child’s day planner to ensure nothing is missed.
- School trips - Allow parents to book trips online, with an intuitive stage payments option along with discounted rates for children on financial support packages parents are able to book and pay for trips all in one place.
- Reduce admin - Reduce school admin time by allowing parents to manage their own bookings and payments within one easy to use portal.
Cashless catering
- Meal management - For those early years schools, you can add menus, book and plan meals. No need for parents to access a separate system for meal planning as it’s all now in one portal.
- Dinner money - Ease the burden and hassle of collecting, counting, reconciling
and banking cash. With our integrated secure cashless wallet parents are able to automatically top up dinner money. - Easy finance - Ease the burden and hassle of collecting, counting, reconciling
and banking cash. With our integrated secure cashless wallet parents are able to automatically top up dinner money. - Simple admin - Flexible and secure, our cashless payment solution is fast, easy to administrate and provides all the reporting the school finance team needs.
Learning support
- Homework - Help busy parents stay on top of their child’s learning to help them progress further. Staff are able to quickly assign homework to their class allowing parents to see what homework is due and when.
- Google Classroom - Dynamically display Google Classroom Assignments to parents and guardians allowing them to keep on top of their child’s outstanding tasks. Allow students to quickly and easily access relevant Google Classrooms all in one portal.
- Microsoft Teams - Now schools can display Microsoft Teams Assignments to both parents and staff all in one dashboard. Discover how our intuitive Microsoft integration helps support students in their learning journey.
- Remote learning - With the My School Portal integration of online learning tools schools can now support parents and guardians whose children need to study remotely.
Speed up admin tasks
- MIS data integration - The good news is My School Portal dynamically integrates with your school's MIS so you now only need one portal for parents and guardians. Proven to increase parent engagement the portal offers that stop shop for school information.
- Go paper-free - The good news is My School Portal dynamically integrates with your school's MIS so you now only need one portal for parents and guardians. Proven to increase parent engagement the portal offers that stop shop for school information.
- All in one place - No longer do staff have to access multiple systems to know what students are doing at any point during the day. With our data rich day planner and timeline you can always see where a student is at any point.
- Security you can trust - Your data, information and reputation is safe with us. My
School Portal is secure and compliant to the recognised international standard for security practice ISO27001.
Streamline the resources you need by investing in parental engagement software
Why customers love our parent engagement software
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Save 20% of more with an all-in-one platform
My School Portal, a secure and sophisticated platform, that does everything you need all in one place, freeing up admin time, reducing the number of staff needed and reducing your overall spend on multiple resources.
What's the best parent communication software?
We have compared the best products on the market to help you choose the right parent communication software for your establishment.
The best cashless catering system: MSP vs others
Check out our guide exploring how cashless catering can benefit a school or trust, some of the common barriers to implementing cashless payment systems and how to overcome them.
How parents evening online booking systems enhance communication
Read this guide to discover:
- Different parents’ evening portal features
- Explore the benefits
- See if there might be any challenges
- Find out if an online booking system will ultimately be right for your school
Why is parental engagement important in a student’s education?
Parental engagement comes down to two main things: what happens at home and what happens at school. Lots of studies tell us that when parents get involved, it helps students to learn better. But how can schools and parents make it happen in real life? And can technology improve engagement even more?
What is the best online school payment system?
Read this a step-by-step guide to the best online payment solutions for schools and how to choose the right one for you.
What is cashless catering and how can it benefit schools?
The article will discuss the different types of cashless payment systems available and the benefits you can see by investing in the right one for your school.
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