Communicate and collaborate quickly and easily
When you choose our Engage package, you’ll get all the parental engagement functionality you know and love, with some added extras. SIMS customers will also have access to Online Reporting (OLR) and Lesson Monitor, as well as completely new functionality in Seating Plans and Class View.
Schoolcomms Messaging
Online Reporting – OLR*
Or
And / or
And / or
SIMS Parent App Lite*
Included for all core products
Lesson Monitor**
Seating Plans**
Class View**
Included in the plan
- Text & Email Messaging
- SIMS Messaging*
- SIMS InTouch
- SIMS Parent/Student App
Schoolcomms Messaging
Or
And / or
And / or
Included for all core products
Included in the plan
- Text & Email Messaging
- SIMS Messaging*
- Online Reporting – OLR*
- SIMS InTouch
- SIMS Parent/Student App
- SIMS Parent App Lite*
- Lesson Monitor**
- Seating Plans**
- Class View**
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* For existing customers only
** For SIMS customers only
Schools + parents, stronger together
Creating a strong home-school link has a huge impact on a child’s learning – having the right parental engagement tools can make all the difference. Share real-time attendance, behaviour and achievement updates and keep parents informed. Choose which notifications parents receive by in-app notifications and publish them instantly.
In the last year, schools sent 259 million communications through our solutions
Keep everyone updated
Whether it's sharing progress reports, supporting a PTFA fundraiser or a reminder about INSET days, make sure parents never miss an update.
Save money – and trees
Paper-based parental communications are expensive and time consuming. Going paperless saves you time, money, and gives you a digital audit trail. Connect with parents in real time, and at no cost with in-app messaging (where your solution allows).
Down High School saved over 27,300 pages per year
A complete view of each child
Keep parents up to date on their child’s attendance, behaviour, and attainment, as well as letting them know when they have homework or have been invited to an after-school club. Get the latest information on a pupil’s medical conditions or when there’s been a change of address with two-way communication via ParentApp or School Gateway.
“Now that we’re communicating with parents in Schoolcomms, we’re making massive savings on paper, postage, and admin time.”
The John of Gaunt School
Stay on top of attendance
Follow up and capture unexplained absences by sharing your data from SIMS. With in-app messaging, parents can confirm absences in an instant so you can be confident you're meeting safeguarding requirements. All responses are logged back in SIMS, helping you build more contextual conversations.
Maximise Pupil Premium funding
Schoolcomms’ parent app includes a Pupil Premium checker for parents, guiding them through a series of questions to determine if they’re eligible for Pupil Premium support. Some of our schools have identified additional families who did not know they were eligible, helping the school raise thousands of pounds in extra support. When parents complete the in-app survey, the school is automatically notified if eligibility is likely.
Coming soon – single sign on
From Summer 2025, you’ll have one log in and one place to access all your ParentPay Group products from MIS, payments, engagement, and finance.
