My Child At School (MCAS)

Parents now have the option to access MyChildAtSchool. Initially, access will be limited to attendance, more features will be rolled out over time.

MyChildAtSchool is an online portal that enables parents to view their child’s performance at school in real time via any modern web browser (e.g. Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari etc.) and for today’s busy parents, an app (for android or ios)  which offers the same features.

Features & Benefits

• MyChildAtSchool.com enables parents to access their child’s information through a portal, either browser or App, promoting communication between both schools and parents, and parents and their children
• All the data is in real time so a parent can instantly see whether his/her child is in school now
• Ability to manage payments online securely for all kinds of school activities – Clubs, Trips, Wraparound Care, Dinner Money, School Shop
• Any potential truancy problems can be detected early and prevented
• Comprehensive communication between parents and schools about their child(ren)
• An excellent means for schools to communicate useful information to parents, such as upcoming school events or important documents
• Parents can update their personal contact details online so that the school always has their most up to date information
• Fully GDPR compliant with option to collect Parental consent/allow parents to revoke consent

Please see the full MyChildAtSchool(MCAS) Parent Guide here

How to Self Sign Up for parents

Parents can access the Parent Login screen in two ways:

1. From within the web browser type www.mychildatschool.com, this will open the Parent Login screen.
2. From the MyChildAtSchool mobile phone app, this will open the Parent Login screen.

Once in the Parent Login screen parents should follow these steps:

• Click on the Sign Up link in the Parent Login screen.
• Enter the school’s Postcode or School ID.
• Select the school from the list in the dropdown.
• Click Continue.
• Enter the registered email address.
• Click Sign Up.

Parents will see the message ‘To complete your registration, we have sent an email to the email address you provided. Please access your email and follow the steps to create your password’.

Parents will receive an email from MyChildAtSchool with a link to a one time passcode.

• Click on the link for the one time passcode.
• Enter the one time passcode.
• Click Verify.

As soon as the one time passcode has been verified, parents will be prompted to enter a password.

• Enter Password.
• Confirm Password.
• Click Create Password.

Once the password has been created, parents can login from within the web browser and type www.mychildatschool.com, or access the MyChildAtSchool mobile phone app, this will open the Parent Login screen.

Note: Parents should contact the school if:

• Self Sign Up has not been enabled for the school.
• Parental Responsibility has not been assigned to the parent, then a message will appear ‘Email address invalid. Please contact the school to gain access to your child’s account.’
• The parent’s email address is not recognised. Schools should update the email address for that Contact in Modules > MyChildAtSchool > Administration > User Accounts > User Account Maintenance or Students > Student Details > Contacts.

Note: Parents should go back to the login screen if the email address already exists:

• Enter email address and password to sign into your account.
• Use Forgot Password if the user has forgotten their password.